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Rolling Hills Estates, CA Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q4 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Rolling Hills Estates, CA Housing Market Trends

With 8,018 people, 2,792 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $1,772,951, Rolling Hills Estates house prices are not only among the most expensive in California, Rolling Hills Estates real estate also is some of the most expensive in all of America.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Rolling Hills Estates, accounting for 79.48% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Rolling Hills Estates include row houses and other attached homes ( 16.38%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 2.70%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 1.45%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Rolling Hills Estates. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 92.66% of Rolling Hills Estates's homes, and 73.96% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

At the end of World War II, American soldiers returned home triumphant and, with the help of the GI Bill, built homes by the millions on the edges of America's cities. These homes were predominantly capes and ranches, modest in size, but built to house a growing middle-class as the 20th century became the American century. Rolling Hills Estates's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 50.05% of the city's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Rolling Hills Estates include homes built between 1970-1999 ( 42.52%) and housing constructed between 2000 and later ( 6.31%). There's also some housing in Rolling Hills Estates built before 1939 ( 1.12%).

Rolling Hills Estates Home Appreciation Rates

Some of the lowest real estate appreciation rates in America over the last ten years have been in Rolling Hills Estates, where house values have increased just 9.55%, which is annualized rate of 0.92%. This rate is lower than the appreciation rate found in 90% of the cities and towns in America.

Over the last year, Rolling Hills Estates appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Rolling Hills Estates's appreciation rate has been 2.87%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Rolling Hills Estates were at 0.15%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 0.59%.

Relative to California, our data show that Rolling Hills Estates's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 60% of the other cities and towns in California.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$1,772,951

Rolling Hills Estates, CA Home Prices
> $985,000
$739,001 - $985,000
$493,001 - $739,000
$394,001 - $493,000
$296,001 - $394,000
$197,001 - $296,000
$99,001 - $197,000
$49,001 - $99,000
$0 - $49,000
88.3%
88.3%
5.8%
5.8%
1.9%
1.9%
1.4%
1.4%
1.3%
1.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.6%
0.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Very High

for California

Very High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

2,792

Rolling Hills Estates Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$5,618 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
92.7%
92.7%
7.3%
7.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
8.2%
8.2%
91.8%
91.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
6.3%
6.3%
42.5%
42.5%
50.0%
50.0%
1.1%
1.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
79.5%
79.5%
16.4%
16.4%
1.4%
1.4%
2.7%
2.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
0.2%
0.2%
0.8%
0.8%
11.4%
11.4%
41.2%
41.2%
32.8%
32.8%
13.6%
13.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Popular Neighborhoods in Rolling Hills Estates

Zip Codes in Rolling Hills Estates, CA