 As a result of this recognition of the Bennett Valley AVA as a premium wine-grape subregion, a new American Viticultural Area named "Bennett Valley" has been recently approved.Residential development has emphasized new construction of custom homes typically built on parcels ranging from five to .Most of these homes are of the size range greater than 3,500 square feet (330 m2) and characteristic values of these newer homes as of 2007 are in the range of $1.5 to 3.0 million.