
920 Cycad Drive
DdirtSan Marcos, CA 92078Neighborhood: Barham/Discovery
Lot Size
0.82 acres
Asking $/Acre
$792,687
Days on Market
97
Property Type
Land
HOA/mo
N/A
MLS ID
NDP2607313
This property is in San Marcos (92078). View the San Marcos land market →
About This Property
Vacant land in the desirable Coronado Hills area of San Marcos, offering stunning views in multiple directions. This .82-acre lot is ready for your dream home, with the driveway already graded up to a level building pad, septic tank installed, and water line brought up to the pad. A rare opportunity to build in a sought-after neighborhood with the groundwork already in place.
Location
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What a Buyer Will Check
Caution: fire, hillside0.77 acres of vacant residential land on Cycad Dr in San Marcos, zoned A-1, agricultural-1, 1-acre minimum lot. Most of it is steep: lidar puts the median slope at 26%, with 55% of it over 25%, and the soil survey calls it cieneba-rock outcrop complex, somewhat excessively drained, very limited for houses. It sits outside the flood zone, in a Very High (recommended) fire zone. It has 40 m of public street frontage on Cycad Dr, with Vallecitos County Water District water. Sewer is unknown.
- Slopemedian 26%, 55% over 25%, about 15,100 sq ft under 25%USGS 1 m lidar
- Soilcieneba-rock outcrop complex, somewhat excessively drained, very limited for housesNRCS soil survey · Sep 11, 2026
- Floodzone X, minimalFEMA flood map · May 16, 2012
- FireVery High (recommended)CAL FIRE hazard zones
- Road frontage40 m on Cycad DrSanGIS rights of way · Nov 3, 2026
- ZoningA-1, agricultural-1, 1-acre minimum lotCity of San Marcos zoning · Apr 27, 2023
- Homes allowedabout 1 (4-acre minimum lot on this slope)City of San Marcos zoning · Apr 27, 2023
- WaterVallecitos County Water DistrictSANDAG water districts
- SewerUnknownCounty sewer and septic screening · May 7, 2025
- Coastal ZoneoutsideSANDAG coastal zone
- Farm contractno farm contractCounty farm contracts
- Elevation1,215 ft, 1,182 to 1,245 ft across the lotUSGS 1 m lidar
From FEMA, USGS lidar, the USDA soil survey, CAL FIRE, SANDAG and county and city zoning, checked Nov 7, 2026. Public records, not a survey: confirm with the city or county before you buy.
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Zoned Schools
Elementary
Double Peak · grades K-8 · San Marcos Unified
Middle
Double Peak · grades K-8 · San Marcos Unified
High
Mission Hills High · grades 9-12 · San Marcos Unified
The district's assigned schools for this parcel, from its attendance boundaries and rules. Boundaries change: confirm with the district before you buy.
- Lot size
- 35,719 sqft
- Asking $/acre
- $792,687
- Zip median $/acre (sold)
- $335,366
- Comp-implied value
- $289,462
Benchmarked against 2,889 sold-land comps (5-yr, recency-weighted) via zip price-size model · high confidence. Land value is site-specific — zoning, utilities, access, and buildability are not modeled. Not an appraisal.