The City of Anaheim is world famous for attractions like Disneyland and Knotts Berry Farm and professional sports teams. At the edge of this city of 335,000 people is a little place known as Anaheim Hills. Anaheim Hills is located on the east end of the city of Anaheim and includes Peralta Hills and East Hills. Anaheim Hills has a more rural feeling, excellent schools, a public golf course, equestrian and racquet clubs, shopping centers, restaurants, office complexes, a public library, gorgeous parks, a reservoir, Oak Canyon Nature Center and convenient access to Interstate 91 freeway. Anaheim Hills offers luxury living and is conveniently located to just about everything
Location
Anaheim Hills is a residential community encompassing the eastern portions of the city of Anaheim, in Orange County, California. Community members often refer to their suburb as "the Hills." It spans the area just south of the 91 freeway at Imperial Highway to the peaks of the Santa Ana foothills themselves. The Anaheim Hills’ western border is the 55 freeway and on the east side the community extends to Gypsum Canyon.
Los Angeles is 40 miles northwest of Anaheim Hills. Santa Ana, the County Seat, is just 7 miles to the South. Laguna Beach and the Pacific Ocean are about 26 miles away.
Geography
Roads here are narrow and typify the winding country road. There are numerous tall and large trees throughout Anaheim Hills. If you enjoy being off the beaten path, but only a few minutes away from the city, then Anaheim Hills is right for you. With its gorgeous homes and estates nestled along the southeastern slope of the Santa Ana Canyon, Anaheim Hills offers luxury and beauty second to none.
Jobs
Industries providing employment in Anaheim include manufacturing (20.2%), educational, health and social services (14.2%), retail trade (11.5%), arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (10.3%), professional, scientific, management, administrative (10.2%). Also, 29.4% of workers live and work in this city.
Major employers in Orange County include Boeing Co., aircraft manufacturers, California State University, First American Title Insurance Co., Ingram Micro Inc., NBTY Manufacturing, Santa Ana College, St. Joseph College, St. Jude Medical Center, and State Compensation Insurance.
Housing
Anaheim Hills has fantastic, luxury homes. One third of the homes and residential real estate in the Anaheim Hills are less than six years old and are in planned community developments. Many homes here have swimming pools and spas, and views of city lights and snow covered mountains in winter. Anaheim Hills is its own unique neighborhood, within the fabulous city of Anaheim, with an added dash of privilege.
Peralta Hills is a part of Anaheim Hills and offers large luxury homes and estates on over one half-acre lots. Most homes have swimming pools and private tennis courts and some with guesthouses. The number of residential properties in Peralta Hills is approximately 200 with a price range of $500,000 to 5 million dollars. Peralta Hills East is a new, gated community with views of city lights and the mountains. There are still some vacant lots available.
Recreation
Weir Canyon Regional Park forms a belt of open space along the southern edge of Anaheim Hills. Weir Canyon is one of the newest and least known of the Orange County regional parks, a small jewel in the Anaheim Hills region. The park is contiguous with many thousands of acres of land that has recently been acquired for habitat preservation by Orange County. Weir Canyon Park is open to passive recreation, primarily hiking and mountain biking. Visitors can explore rolling hills draped in sage-scrub and chaparral vegetation, badlands-style cliffs, cavernous sandstone outcrops, and oak-lined ravines.
The Anaheim Hills Golf Course is a public course known for its hilly terrain and challenging fairways. The spectacular views from the greens are some of the best in Orange County. The Anaheim Hills Golf Course also has a huge and beautiful clubhouse with all the amenities.
Anaheim is proud to have two professional sports teams call this city home. The Arrowhead Pond is an indoor arena for the NHL's Anaheim Mighty Ducks and the NLL’s Anaheim Storm. The arena seats up 17,174. Concerts are also held at Arrowhead Pond, and it can be converted into an outdoor amphitheatre, which is wonderful for summer nights.
Angel Stadium of Anaheim is a Major League Baseball stadium located in Anaheim and home to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of the American League. The stadium is often referred to by its unofficial nickname “The Big A”.
Special Attractions/Events
Disneyland Park is a theme park at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. Disneyland Park has become the world's most famous theme park and one of the most visited sites in the world. An estimated 515 million visitors have visited the park since its opening in 1955. Disneyland Park is set up into five distinctly “themed” lands: Mainstreet USA, Frontier Land, Adventure Land, Fantasy Land, and Tomorrow Land. Each land offers rides and attractions to that theme. Disneyland truly is a fabulous place for families to visit. Anaheim Hills is just minutes from Disneyland.
Adventure City in Anaheim is great entertainment for children of all ages. It has ten rides, a petting zoo, a birthday party station, an interactive theatre, an arcade and a 24 foot rock climbing wall.
Knott’s Berry Farm is a theme park in nearby Buena Park, California. There are loads of rides and rollercoasters. This park is divided up into different themes such as Boardwalk, Camp Snoopy, Whitewater Rapids, Ghost Town and Fiesta Village. The park has shows, museums, restaurants, and arts and crafts. Knott’s Berry Farm is an Anaheim favorite way to play.
The Discovery Science Center in nearby Santa Ana is a center for educating youngsters, assisting teachers and increasing the public’s comprehension of science, math and technology through interactive exhibits and programs. Science buffs will absolutely love the Discovery Science Center. If your children are bright and inquisitive, they will enjoy the hands on science exhibits here.
Interesting Facts/Historic Buildings and Places
Founded by fifty German families in 1857 and incorporated on February 10, 1870, Anaheim developed into an industrial center, producing electronics, aircraft parts, and canned fruit. Its name is a blend of "Ana", after the nearby Santa Ana River, and "heim", a common Upper German place name compound originally meaning "home".
Most homeowners in Anaheim Hills belong to two different homeowners associations. The first focuses on the city's residential development, while the second maintains the landscaping and decorative street lighting that differentiate Anaheim Hills from the rest of Anaheim.
Anaheim Hills enjoys the lowest crime rate in the city and one of the lowest in Orange County.
Although residents proudly refer to their neighborhood as Anaheim Hills, the post office categorizes the area as simply Anaheim.
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