San Luis Obispo County, California property search
Search an address or an owner in San Luis Obispo County, California with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 132,461 lots are mapped here, covering 2,101,972 acres. 14,265 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in San Luis Obispo County received $15.7 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 466 recipients. 63,046 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Germany. Crop insurance paid $22.3 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 132,461
- Lots mapped
- 2,101,972
- Acres
- 14,265
- Institutional
Largest landowners in San Luis Obispo County
Largest landowners by acreage in San Luis Obispo County, California| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| HEARST HOLDINGS INC A DE CORP | 193 | 58,599 |
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| CA STATE OF | 268 | 57,233 |
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| FARRIS HILLSIDE LLC | 95 | 38,472 |
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| CALIF STATE OF | 245 | 28,065 |
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| HEARST HOLDINGS INC | 1 | 22,913 |
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| HEARST CORP | 54 | 21,543 |
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| ESTRELLA LAND COMPANY LLC A CA LLC | 46 | 19,956 |
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| MESSER LAND & DEV CO INC | 67 | 18,957 |
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| LA PANZA RANCH LLC A CO LLC | 42 | 15,027 |
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| LAS PILETAS RANCH LLC A DE LLC | 37 | 13,682 |
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Companies, trusts and public agencies, ranked by acres held under the name on the assessor's file. Private individuals are not ranked. Largest landowners in California
Federal farm payments in San Luis Obispo County
- $15.7M
- Paid in 2025
- 466
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in San Luis Obispo County, California, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $8.1M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $3.4M |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $1.7M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $852K |
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| Tree Assistance Program | $541K |
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| ECPSFCOF | $406K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in San Luis Obispo County
- 63,046
- Acres disclosed
- 48
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in San Luis Obispo County, California, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Germany | 25,415 |
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| Canada | 19,357 |
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| Netherlands | 5,733 |
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| Portugal | 2,690 |
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| Argentina | 2,080 |
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| Switzerland | 1,986 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in San Luis Obispo County, California| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| U.S. LAKE & COUSINS RANCHES (GERMANY) | 11,550 |
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| Kylix Vineyards California LP (CANADA) | 11,267 |
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| Grimmway Enterprises, Inc (CANADA) | 7,723 |
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| MISSOURI SCR RANCH GMBH & CO. (GERMANY) | 5,225 |
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| C & T RANCH DEVELOPMENT, INC. (NETHERLANDS) | 5,064 |
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USDA Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act filings, holdings at the end of 2024. Only disclosed interests are counted. See foreign-owned farmland by county
Crop insurance in San Luis Obispo County
- 531
- Policies
- 6,222,978
- Insured acres
- $22.3M
- Claims paid
- 1.29
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in San Luis Obispo County, California, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Grapes | $14.8M |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $4.1M |
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| Avocados | $1.3M |
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| All Other Crops | $1M |
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| Apiculture | $812K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 25,793
- CRP acres, 2025
- 24
- Substations
- 1
- 345 kV and up
- 500 kV
- Highest voltage
Conservation Reserve Program acres under contract (USDA FSA). Substations in service, from a public copy of the federal HIFLD layer.
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This copy of San Luis Obispo County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.