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Rolling Hills vs Ladera

332 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (16.5× in Rolling Hills) and street grid (4.2× in Ladera).

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Rolling Hills, CAHomes around $3.09MCalifornia · 1,509 people
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Ladera, CAOne of the healthiest townsCalifornia · 1,297 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Rolling HillsHomes around $3.09M
Housing$3.09M typical home305% above the CA typical home HealthHealthier than 96%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates SafetySafer than 92%of U.S. towns we grade All about Rolling Hills →
LaderaOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 98%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 80%of CA districts All about Ladera →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails16.5×
Rolling Hills has more miles of trail
Rolling Hills 3.3 miLadera 0.2 mi
Street grid4.2×
Ladera has the more walkable street grid
Ladera 106Rolling Hills 25.2
Work from home+19.5 pts
More people work from home in Ladera
Ladera 37.2%Rolling Hills 17.7%
Growth since 2010+15.7 pts
Ladera has grown faster since 2010
Ladera +9.2%Rolling Hills -6.5%
Average commute12 min
Ladera has the shorter commute
Rolling Hills 32 minLadera 21 min
Jobs per worker2.1×
Ladera is more of a job hub
Ladera 0.70Rolling Hills 0.33
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $6,190 more a month in Rolling Hills

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Rolling Hills$17,510/mo
Typical home $3.09M (Zillow) · tax rate 0.50%+ · or rent about $3,501/mo · Housing →
Ladera$11,320/mo
Typical home $2M (Census) · tax rate 0.50%+ · Housing →

The difference: $6,190 a month, about $74,300 a year, between Rolling Hills and Ladera.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value; “+” means the Census top-codes that town’s bill at $10,000, so its real rate is higher.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every California ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
ARolling HillsSafer than 92% of U.S. towns –LaderaNot graded
Schools
A−Rolling HillsBetter than 83% of districts in the state A−LaderaBetter than 80% of districts in the state
Health
A+Rolling HillsHealthier than 96% of U.S. towns A+LaderaHealthier than 98% of U.S. towns
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Rolling HillsLadera
Snow a year0″0″
January low—41°F
July high—81°F
Growing season (days)—333d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)71st91st
Outdoors & history
Rolling HillsLadera
Trails3 mi0 mi
Conserved land1.5%1.2%
Settled1957—
Archive photos1—
Famous people born here4—
Community
Rolling HillsLadera
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

332 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Rolling HillsCALaderaCA
Rolling Hills ↔ Ladera332 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Rolling HillsLadera
People
Population 1,509Highest 1,297Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -6.5%Lowest CA: +6.1% +9.2%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 58.1±2.7Lowest 53% above CA 59.6±15.4Highest 57% above CA
Ladera and Rolling Hills are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 16.8%±5Lowest CA: 22% 19.4%±8.6Highest CA: 22%
Ladera and Rolling Hills are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 34.3%±6.8Lowest CA: 15.7% 38%±12.6Highest CA: 15.7%
Ladera and Rolling Hills are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 76.2%Lowest CA: 37.1% 90%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.4%±2.4Lowest CA: 7.6% 6.8%±5.3Highest CA: 7.6%
Ladera and Rolling Hills are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $250,001Highest 152% above CA $235,750±$130kLowest 138% above CA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $2,000,001 172% above CA $2,000,001 172% above CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $3,501 72% above CA —
Property taxmedian, yearly $10,000+ at least 95% above CA $10,000+ at least 95% above CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest CA: 55.3% 100%±99Highest CA: 55.3%
Ladera and Rolling Hills are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5.5%Highest CA: 12% 1.5%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93.8%Lowest CA: 55.9% 96.2%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1960Lowest 16 yrs older than CA 1962Highest 14 yrs older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 minHighest 12% above CA 21 minLowest 28% below CA
Work from home 17.7%±5.1Lowest CA: 17.2% 37.2%±11.9Highest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 2%Highest 1.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.8 miHighest 12.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.33Lowest 0.70Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Los Angeles (26%)San Francisco (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LaderaFew work in Rolling Hills
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.5%Highest 1.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.3 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.1 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 25.2Lowest 106Highest
Schools
School district Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified—
High school in town Rancho del Mar High (Continuation)—
Students per teacherat that high school 9.3 —
California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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