Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Hidden Hills’ subject grades are an A+ for health and an A for incomes and schools; the weakest is a D− for cost of living. 72% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Hidden Hills, above both California’s towns (29%) and U.S. towns (29%). Only 4 of California’s 426 towns score higher on safety. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 84% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. On history, just 7 of California’s 1,063 towns do worse. Hidden Hills's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 94% of U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 103 of California’s 1,064 towns do worse. Hidden Hills has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Hidden Hills beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Hidden Hills | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 2.8% | 10.6% |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Round Meadow Elementary | K–5 | 513 |
Where Hidden Hills’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Hidden Hills is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,529 in 1970, 1,725 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1921 and 7 maps from 1903 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hidden Hills. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi LandmarkHollywood Walk of Fame10.0M visitors a year
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaSoFi Stadium
Big draw24 mi MuseumLucas Museum of Narrative Art
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Big draw19 mi MuseumLa Brea Tar Pits
Big draw20 mi LandmarkHollywood SignHollywood Walk of Fame: BenSherman, Public domain · SoFi Stadium: Thank You (21 Millions+) views, CC BY 2.0 · Lucas Museum of Narrative Art: Kriddl, CC0 · Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum: CanonStarGal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · La Brea Tar Pits: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Hollywood Sign: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hidden Hills, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Hidden Hills.
92% of Hidden Hills households own their home, above both the California town median (64%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%). Typical home values rose 5.6% in the year to September 2026.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Las Virgenes Unified school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Meadow ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 513 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
14% of Hidden Hills adults get no exercise outside work. Hidden Hills beats the California average on 20 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 28% of Hidden Hills adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Hidden Hills | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 29% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 35% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 24% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 6.7% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Hidden Hills | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 2.8% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.9% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.5% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Hidden Hills’ property crime rate is 3.6 per 1,000 residents.
| Hidden Hills | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.6 per 1,000 residents | 13.4 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.6 per 1,000 residents | 2.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Since 1978, 24 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Hidden Hills.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Hidden Hills for work: only 0% work in town. The median household income in Hidden Hills is $250,000. Jobs based in Hidden Hills grew to 277 in 2023, 100 more than in 2013.
| Hidden Hills | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $250,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.3% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Hidden Hills has warm winters and warm summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 46° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
16 within 15 miles of the center of Hidden Hills
About 5 of every 100 Hidden Hills residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
City in California, United States
Hidden Hills is a city and gated community in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is located in the Santa Monica Mountains adjacent to Calabasas and the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles. The population was 1,725 as of 2020.
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One town shares a border with Hidden Hills.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden Hills | — | — | D− | A | A | A+ |
| Los Angeles | #613 | D | D− | D | B− | B− |
Hidden Hills has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Compare Hidden Hills with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.
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