Overview
About Tampico at Rancho Niguel
Tampico at Rancho Niguel covers 27 acres and holds 192 addresses on 201 parcels, at a median lot of 0.077 acres, among the tightest in the city. Thirteen named streets run 1.06 miles inside the boundary, Spanish and Mexican in flavor: Las Arubas, Las Cabos, Via Sonoma, Rancho Laguna, Via Verde and Del Mar among them. The city's zoning layer gives 15.7 acres to Single Family District 3, 6.4 acres to street and 4.9 acres to open space.
The city's HOA zoning lookup records Tampico as not gated but on private streets, and describes what the association maintains simply as slopes. The ground is level, from 369 feet to 413 feet, and drains to Aliso Creek. The 2025 fire hazard layer rates 20.4 of the 27 acres NonWildland and 6.6 acres Moderate, with no fuel modification recorded on any parcel, and the flood layer places all of it in zone X. Tampico names Rancho Niguel Master Community Association as its master, one of thirteen that do.
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How Tampico at Rancho Niguel was built
Tampico went up almost all at once: the city's record dates 156 of its 192 homes to 1989, with the full range running from 1979 to 1995. That was the year Laguna Niguel finally became a city, incorporating on 1 December 1989 as Orange County's twenty ninth municipality after a long argument with Dana Point over the coastal strip that ended with Monarch Beach residents voting 61 percent to join Dana Point instead.
The Laguna Niguel Corporation bought the Daguerre share in 1959, had the Viennese architect Victor Gruen plan a town of 7,100 acres, and sold out to AVCO Community Developers in 1971. Tampico names Rancho Niguel Master Community Association as its master, one of thirteen that do. Thirteen streets run across its 27 level acres, Spanish and Mexican in flavor, Las Arubas, Las Cabos, Via Sonoma, Rancho Laguna, Via Verde and Del Mar among them, and the median lot is 0.077 acres, among the tightest in the city.
By the Numbers
Tampico at Rancho Niguel by the numbers
Lifestyle
The Tampico at Rancho Niguel lifestyle
Schools
Schools serving Tampico at Rancho Niguel
Capistrano Unified serves Tampico at Rancho Niguel. The district's locator was probed at five addresses inside the boundary and returned Laguna Niguel Elementary, Aliso Viejo Middle and Aliso Niguel High at every one. The city's own elementary boundary layer places the boundary in the Marian Bergeson area, a disagreement resolved in favor of the district's live locator.
9-12 · 2,563 students
6-8 · 803 students
K-5 · 456 students
FAQs
Common questions about Tampico at Rancho Niguel
How big is Tampico at Rancho Niguel?
Measured against the boundary the City of Laguna Niguel publishes, Tampico covers 27 acres. The city's address layer records 192 addresses inside it and the parcel layer 201 parcels, at a median lot of 0.077 acres.
When was Tampico built?
Its three tract maps were all recorded within five days of each other in October 1987, surveyed by Tom R. McGannon of Hunsaker and Associates. Of the 192 parcels here that carry a year built, 156 carry the single year 1989.
Is Tampico gated?
No. The city's HOA zoning lookup records Tampico At Rancho Niguel HOA as not gated, but on private streets, and lists 192 units.
What does the Tampico association maintain?
The city records slopes for this association. Tampico also names Rancho Niguel Master Community Association as the master above it, one of thirteen associations that do.
Is Tampico in a fire hazard zone?
Barely. The 2025 fire hazard severity layer rates 20.4 of the 27 acres NonWildland and 6.6 acres Moderate, and the city records no fuel modification requirement on any parcel inside the boundary.