Rolling Hills is a city on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
Homes are single-story 19th century California ranch or Spanish haciendas exemplified by architect Wallace Neff.
Incorporated in 1957, Rolling Hills maintains a rural and equestrian character, with no traffic lights, multi-acre lots with ample space between homes, and wide equestrian paths along streets and property lines.
[7] Homeowners are also required to maintain horse property on their lots, or at minimum keep land where stalls could be built.
[10] Residents work, shop, attend school, and obtain other services in the other towns on the Palos Verdes Peninsula as the only commercially zoned land within the city is occupied by the Rolling Hills City Hall, Rolling Hills Community Association, and LA County Fire Department Station 56.
The city borders Rolling Hills Estates to the north and Rancho Palos Verdes on all other sides (including the empty Portuguese Bend landslide area to the south).
[11] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.8 km2), all land.
Summers are dry, and hotter than the surrounding areas, typically reaching 93°F (34°C) at its peak in early September.
The city is served by Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District.
According to Business Insider, in 2014 niche.com named Chadwick as one of the top private high schools in America.
[39] Rolling Hills has voted for the Republican candidate in every presidential and gubernatorial election since its incorporation, often by large margins.
This was the lowest margin of victory for a Republican presidential candidate since Rolling Hills's formal incorporation as a city.
The city council consists of five members, one of whom is appointed mayor on an annual basis.
[3] In the California State Legislature, Rolling Hills is in the 26th Senate District, represented by Democrat María Elena Durazo, and in the 66th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Al Muratsuchi.
[43] The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services operates the Torrance Health Center in Harbor Gateway, Los Angeles, near Torrance and serving Rolling Hills.