Best PlacesRolling Hills Ranch, Chula Vista, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rolling Hills Ranch, Chula Vista, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Rolling Hills Ranch, Chula Vista ranks 301st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on high incomes by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Rolling Hills Ranch, Chula Vista
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Rolling Hills Ranch, Chula Vista's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rolling Hills Ranch, Chula Vista ranks high
- Household income$191,998 median, better than 98% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 255 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
Where Rolling Hills Ranch, Chula Vista ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Rolling Hills Ranch, Chula Vista
A household needs to earn about $295,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rolling Hills Ranch, Chula Vista home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $191,998, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Rolling Hills Ranch, Chula Vista's effective rate of 0.77%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Rolling Hills Ranch, Chula Vista
Rolling Hills Ranch, Chula Vista runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Rolling Hills Ranch, Chula Vista.
Who works in Rolling Hills Ranch, Chula Vista, and how
Work in Rolling Hills Ranch, Chula Vista centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 64%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 17%
Life in Rolling Hills Ranch, Chula Vista
Rolling Hills Ranch, Chula Vista has more parkland per resident than 87% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 19 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Rolling Hills Ranch, Chula Vista and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Rolling Hills Ranch, Chula Vista, month by month
Rolling Hills Ranch, Chula Vista sees roughly 255 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 69, with lows near 43. Every month averages in that range.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69° | 55° | 43° |
| April | 74° | 60° | 50° |
| July | 81° | 70° | 62° |
| October | 81° | 67° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Rolling Hills Ranch, Chula Vista
San Diego International sits about 14 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 12.7 million passengers in 2025, with 121 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Rolling Hills Ranch, Chula Vista
Schools across Rolling Hills Ranch, Chula Vista average a B+, better than 81% of neighborhoods.
Top middle schools
- Eastlake MiddleB+ · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Eastlake HighA · 68% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rolling Hills Ranch, Chula Vista school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rolling Hills Ranch, Chula Vista measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Rolling Hills Ranch, Chula Vista against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Rolling Hills Ranch, Chula Vista
Is Rolling Hills Ranch, Chula Vista a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rolling Hills Ranch, Chula Vista ranks 301st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on high incomes, low crime, and quiet, and lowest on air quality and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rolling Hills Ranch, Chula Vista expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,134,411. The overall cost of living runs about 32% above the national average. Set against a $191,998 median income, cost of living beats 93% of neighborhoods.
Is Rolling Hills Ranch, Chula Vista safe?
Yes, Rolling Hills Ranch, Chula Vista is safer than 97% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $195 per resident a year.
Compare Rolling Hills Ranch, Chula Vista with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rolling Hills Ranch, Chula Vista. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rolling Hills Ranch, Chula Vista represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Rolling Hills Ranch, Chula Vista detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rolling Hills Ranch, Chula Vista: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rolling Hills Ranch, Chula Vista: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rolling Hills Ranch, Chula Vista: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rolling Hills Ranch, Chula Vista: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rolling Hills Ranch, Chula Vista detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
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