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Renting an Apartment in Chino Hills
Chino Hills is an upper-middle class suburb of Los Angeles located in San
Bernardino County, California, United States. The city borders Los Angeles
County on its northwest side, Orange County to its south, and Riverside County
to its southeast. The city had a total population of 80,897 as of 2005.
Chino Hills was ranked 68th in Money Magazine's "Best places to live 2005". It
is also the 6th highest income place in the United States (with population
65,000 to 250,000) and was ranked as the 21st safest city in the united states
by the FBI. Chino Hills is generally considered a part of the Chino
Valley.
Due to its topography of rolling hills, Chino Hills was primarily rural prior to
the mid 1970s; most land was utilized for equestrian purposes and for dairies.
Rapid and extensive housing developments followed throughout the 1980s and early
1990s, only slowing down in recent years. Most neighborhoods are arranged in a
village-type format with strategically placed shopping centers and parks
designed to be within walking distance of nearby homes.
Areas of the city adjoining the Orange County line are still primarily rural due
to their relative isolation from transportation networks.
Chino Hills is home to the Vellano Country Club, a private golf course and
housing development designed by golf champion Greg Norman, his first project in
the San Bernardino area. With home prices expected to exceed $2 million, Vellano
was touted (as of 2005) as the most expensive housing development in the Inland
Empire, a region considered a bastion of affordable housing in the San
Bernardino area.
Chino Hills also includes the large neighborhood of Los Serranos. Other large
master-planned communities include "Woodview", Gordon Ranch, LeBand Village,
Butterfield Ranch, Rolling Ridge, Fairfield Ranch, and Payne Ranch.
Chino Hills is also the future location of The Shoppes at Chino Hills. Aside
from featuring 40 upscale stores, and restaurants, The Shoppes will also be home
to a new civic center, and up to 200 apartments and Live/Work townhomes.
There has been much controversy regarding The Shoppes, specifically among
residents who frequently access Chino Hills Community Park. In order to build
the center, the park had to be torn down. To alleviate the frustration expressed
by residents, the City Council opted to move rebuild the park at a larger
location about a mile away.
The city of Chino Hills is bounded by the Los Angeles County cities of Pomona
and Diamond Bar to the north and to the northwest, the San Bernardino County
city of Chino to the east, unincorporated Riverside County near Corona to the
south and southeast, and the Orange County cities of Brea and Yorba Linda to the
west and southwest, respectively.
The eastern border of Chino Hills is formed the Chino Valley Freeway (SR 71),
which offers access to the Pomona Freeway (SR 60) to the north and the Riverside
Freeway (SR 91) to the south. Undeveloped hills form the western border, which
also serves as the San Bernardino - Orange County line. Because this area is
mostly undeveloped, there is only one road directly connecting Chino Hills and
Orange County, Carbon Canyon Road (SR 142), which is long, winding, and prone to
landslides.
Chino Hills' main arterial roads are:
* Grand Avenue, which runs from the Chino Valley Freeway, at the city's eastern
end to well past its western end into Diamond Bar.
* Chino Hills Parkway, which begins in Chino and terminates in the Pomona
community of Phillips Ranch. It is signed as State Route 142 between Carbon
Canyon Road and the Chino Valley Freeway.
* Peyton Drive, which begins in the residential areas of south Chino Hills and
bisects Chino Hills Parkway and Grand Avenue and turns into Riverside Drive as
it passes under the Chino Valley Freeway. Payne Ranch, a notable gated
community, is located off Peyton Dr. opposite Ruben S. Ayala High School.
* Soquel Canyon Parkway, which starts near undeveloped south Chino Hills and
turns into Central Avenue at the Chino / Chino Hills border.
* Pipeline Avenue, which runs from the beginning of Soquel Canyon and runs all
the way through Chino.
Chino Hills is generally divided into two sections: North Chino Hills and South
Chino Hills. The border is usually considered to be the intersection of Chino
Hills Parkway and Carbon Canyon (the area to the north and west of the
intersection is north Chino Hills, the area to the south and east is south Chino
Hills).
Most of the city is residential, and the few commercial areas are at the
intersections of the arterial streets. These commercial areas are usually small
community centers, anchored by supermarkets and fast food restaurants. The major
commercial centers are at Chino Hills Parkway and Pipeline Avenue, and at Chino
Avenue and Peyton Drive, where big-box retailers are located.