5 census tracts · pop 18,286 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10
· range 5.2–7.7
Rolling Hills Estates is a 5-tract suburb of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, population 18,286. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6/10, Elevated tier. 46% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Rancho Palos Verdes rate of 29.3%.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 5.2 to 7.7, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.4/10. 23% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Average gross rent is $2,794, 20% below the Rancho Palos Verdes average of $3,501. 3.1% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, below a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Food insecurity affects 8.0% of adults, 9.8 points below the national rate.
At 27% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $157,374.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.5 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6
Elevated
5 tracts · population-weighted
Rolling Hills Estates vs Rancho Palos VerdesHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority70%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport33%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Rolling Hills Estates
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.6%Housing insecurity
3.0%Utility shutoff threat
7.8%Food insecurity
6.1%SNAP enrollment
3.6%No health insurance
23.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Rolling Hills Estates
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Rolling Hills Estates?
Rolling Hills Estates scores 6/10 (Elevated tier) across 5 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Rolling Hills Estates compare to Rancho Palos Verdes overall?
Rolling Hills Estates scores 0.9 points lower than Rancho Palos Verdes overall (6.9/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $2,794 vs $3,501.
Q3
What is the average rent in Rolling Hills Estates?
Average gross rent in Rolling Hills Estates is $2,794/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Rolling Hills Estates residents are renters?
27% of Rolling Hills Estates households are renter-occupied (vs 20% in Rancho Palos Verdes). The neighborhood has 18,286 residents.
Q5
Is Rolling Hills Estates a high social-vulnerability area?
Rolling Hills Estates sits in the 31st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Rolling Hills Estates have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Rolling Hills Estates is census tract 06037651401 (score 7.7/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.2 to 7.7, a spread of 2.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Rolling Hills Estates for landlords?
Rolling Hills Estates carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). Pop-weighted across 5 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Rancho Palos Verdes as a whole (6.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Rolling Hills Estates?
Rolling Hills Estates has 17,646 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (41.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (35.7%), Hispanic / Latino (12%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
