Chino Hills Real Estate: June 2009

Monday, June 22, 2009

Chino Hills House with Nice View $810,000

Bed:	4
Bath(F,T,H,Q):	3

Sqft: 3,141
YrBuilt: 1992
HOA: $86

Stories:	Two Level
SchDist:	Chino Unified

View: Canyon, City Lights

Description: Located in the prestigious Carriage Hills community, this beauty sits in a desirable, quiet culdesac. Large windows allow plenty of natural light into the spacious interior. The floorplan of this home allows for easy entertaining. It boasts 4 bedrooms, one of the bedrooms is downstairs, 3 full baths. Master bedroom has a cozy fireplace for those cold nights. Walk-in closet is large enough to satisfy a clothes horse. Upgraded travertine fireplace and built-in bookshelves in family room. The best feature of this home is its huge backyard. Fully landscaped, you will find yourself in an oasis of peace. If you like hosting parties, this backyard is perfect.

Chino Hills Short Sale House with Pool $1,080,000

Bed:	4
Bath(F,T,H,Q):	4,0,1

Sqft: 4,700
Lot SF: 14,175
YrBuilt: 2001
HOA: $150

View: City Lights, Hills

Description: Back on the Market!!!!!Approved Short Sale!!! We have approval in hand!!!! Absolutely Beautiful Payne Ranch Custom Estate situated on a cul-de-sac in Chino Hills. 3800 Square feet of living area on the main level and a additional 900 square foot game room with a wet bar, fireplace and bathroom on the 2nd floor. 10' ceilings throughout with flourescent can lighting. Three fireplaces with a electric start. Two Central A/C units with Four Zones. Granite in kitchen with stainless steel appliances and a subzero refrigerator. Fabulous view of the hills and city lights. Salt water swimming pool and spa. Located near shopping at the New Shoppes in Chino Hills and also centrally located between schools and freeways.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Chino Hills Two Level House For Sale $749,000

Bed:	5
Bath(F,T,H,Q):	3

Sqft: 2,951
Lot SF: 6,395
YrBuilt: 1990

Description: TURNKEY TURNKEY TURNKEY !!!!! Chino Hills 5 bedroom 3 bathroom 2,951 sq. ft. cul-de-sac home located in a very desirable north Chino Hills neighborhood. Features include ceramic tile entry, formal living room with fireplace, vaulted ceilings and bay window, formal dining room, large kitchen with breakfast nook and family room with fireplace. Other features include one bedroom and full bathroom downstairs, indoor laundry room and direct access to three car garage. Four bedrooms upstairs including a spacious master bedroom with retreat, master bathroom with separate shower and oval tub and three guest bedrooms. Fully landscaped front yard, very private back yard with no neighbors behind gives you the feeling your in the country. Automatic sprinklers and drip system in front, back and side yards. Owner just recently spent over $25,000 in landscaping, hard scape and lighting. Close to schools, parks shopping and freeway.

Chino Hills House with Walking Distance to School $549,900

Bed:	4
Bath(F,T,H,Q):	2

Sqft: 2,170
Lot SF: 4,518
YrBuilt: 1998
HOA: $42

Description: This lovely home is located on a cul-de-sac in the gated Los Serranos Ranch neighborhood of Chino Hills. It boasts brand new hardwood floors, fresh paint, inside and outside, updated kitchen and bathrooms, as well as a covered patio and professionally landscaped yard. It is also within walking distance of Wickman Elementary School (a California Distinguished School). This home is turnkey and just waiting for you to move in.

Friday, June 12, 2009

Chino Hills Two Level House For Sale $599,000

Bed:	5
Bath(F,T,H,Q):	3

Sqft: 2,450
Lot SF: 6,180
YrBuilt: 1995

Description: A Chino Hills Beauty that is move in condition plus a STANDARD SALE!! Bring your fussiest buyer! This turnkey home has a lot to offer such as open floorplan, 5 bedrooms, 3 full baths, one bedroom and bath downstairs, family sized kitchen with tiled countertops and a center island, plantation shutters, tile flooring throughout, spacious formal living and dining room for entertaining, family room with a fireplace, landscaped backyard with an awning plus located in the heart of Chino Hills close to shopping, parks and entertainment. This beauty will not last!!

Chino Hills

Chino Hills is well known for its high quality of life and beautiful rural atmosphere. The community, with its growing population of 77,969, boasts 3,000 acres of publicly-owned open space, 37 parks, 38 miles of trails, and five community buildings.

Chino Hills’ reputation is known in the national arena as well, as it was featured on the list of 87 of America’s hottest towns in the January 2004 issue of Money magazine. Chino Hills was ranked 8th on the list of “best places in the west with a population under 100,000.” The magazine reviewed a decade of data for communities with above average population growth, income, and home prices “to see where people were most willing to devote a high multiple of their annual income to live happily ever after.”

Ranked 21st Safest Place to Live in the United States

Not only is Chino Hills a place people want to live, it’s a City that is safe to live in. Based on June 2006 FBI statistics ranked Chino Hills as the 21st Safest City in the United States.

Recreation in Chino Hills

Recreation is a priority in Chino Hills and Big League Dreams Chino Hills Sports Park is definitely a recreation destination! This 33-acre multi-use sports facility attracts tournaments, visitors, and new commercial ventures to Chino Hills.

Chino Hills is also home to the McCoy Equestrian & Recreation Center. This beautiful 20-acre facility includes two lighted arenas, covered bleachers, a gazebo, a community building, and trail connections.

Attractive to Commercial Developers

Chino Hills’ strong demographics and its location at the convergence of Orange, Riverside, Los Angeles, and San Bernardino Counties make it attractive to commercial developers. The City’s high median household income of $86,443 (in 2002) is second only to the exclusive community of Indian Wells in the Inland Empire. Prominent retailers, like Trader Joe's, are choosing to locate in Chino Hills. Many high-end national retailers are coming to Chino Hills when the Shoppes at Chino Hills opens in 2008.

High Residential Education Level

Chino Hills is also home to a professional workforce. Nearly 40% of Chino Hills’ adult residents have a bachelor’s degree or higher and the community ranks among the top 15 Southern California cities in its share of residents employed as executives, professionals, or technology specialists.

“One of Southern California’s Best Kept Secrets”

Dr. John Husing, an expert on the economics of the Inland Empire, has taken a magnifying glass to the community and considers Chino Hills to be “one of Southern California’s best kept secrets.”

Financial
	City stats	Best places avg.
Median family income (per year)	$97,224	$90,316
Family purchasing power (annual, cost-of-living adjusted)	$79,757	$82,867
Sales tax	7.80%	6.74%
State income tax rate (highest bracket)	9.30%^I	6.38%
State income tax rate (lowest bracket)	1.00%^I	2.74%
Auto insurance premiums (Average for the state)	$2,076	$2,121
Job growth % (2000-2006)	31.39%	13.41%
Housing
	City stats	Best places average
Median home price	$647,674	$359,352
Average property taxes (2006)	$3,954	$3,585


Education
	City stats	Best places average
Colleges, universities and professional schools (within 30 miles)	48	29
Junior colleges and technical institutes (within 30 miles)	49	18
Test scores reading (% above/below state average)	55.4%	20.1%
Test scores math (% above/below average)	47.0%	24.8%
% students attending public/private schools (located within town limits)	99.3/0.7	91.1/8.9
Quality of life
	City stats	Best places average
Air quality index* (% of days AQI ranked as good)	42.7%	77.3%
Personal crime incidents (per 1,000)	1	13
Property crime incidents (per 1,000)	13	206
Median commute time (in minutes)	34.6	23.1
% population with commute 45 mins. or longer	40.3%	15.6%
% population walk or bike to work	1.0%	2.7%
Leisure and culture
	City stats	Best places average
Movie theaters (within 15 miles)	60	30
Restaurants (within 15 miles)	6,755	2,899
Bars (within 15 miles)	306	287
Public golf courses (within 30 miles)	211	125
Libraries (within 15 miles)	88	71
Museums (accredited by AAM; within 30 miles)	16	11
Ski resorts (within 100 miles)	7	17
Arts funding (Dollars per person of state funds spent on arts)	0	1
Weather
	City stats	Best places average
Annual rainfall (inches)	16.96	40.18
% clear days in the area	44	28
High temp in July ° F	88.7°	86.1°
Low temp in Jan ° F	41.5°	24.0°
Health*
	City stats	Best places average
Has health plan (% of residents)	81.0%	90.5%
Body mass index (avg. for residents)	28	27
Diabetes rates (% of residents diagnosed)	14.4%	9.3%
Hypertension rates (% of residents diagnosed)	28.5%	30.6%
Elder-care facilities^**	220	107
Meet the neighbors
	City stats	Best places average
Median age	31.2	36.8
Completed at least some college (% of residents)	71.2%	72.4%
Married	64.6%	60.8%
Divorced	6.2%	8.0%
Racial diversity index (100 is national average; higher numbers indicate greater diversity)	231.2	59.2
Amount spent on vacations (domestic and foreign, household avg. per year)	$8,624	$8,250

*County data
**Elder-care services refer to skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. Data from Total Living Choices.
(C) Cities with populations greater than 50,000 were not eligible for this year's Best Places to Live list.

(I) Income tax notes:
17 states have statutory provision for automatic adjustment of tax brackets, personal exemption or standard deductions to the rate of inflation. Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska and Ohio indexes the personal exemption amounts only.
For joint returns, the taxes are twice the tax imposed on half the income.
Tax credits.
An additional 1% tax is imposed on taxable income over $1 million.

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