Placerville, CA vs El Dorado Hills, CA

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricPlacerville, CAEl Dorado Hills, CA
Population10,76251,026
Median Household Income$67,274$165,349
Median Rent$1,234/mo$2,552/mo
Median Home Value$473,100$909,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)107107
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income63.4%49.1%
Poverty Rate15.9%3.5%
Unemployment Rate5% (county)5% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k449174*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,170477*
Median AQI4040
Good AQI Days /yr320320
Summer Highs90°F90°F
Winter Lows38°F38°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute28.1 min32 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher22.224.7
College Degree Rate23.4%59.9%
Foreign-Born %5%13.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-0.5%+8.5%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices El Dorado Hills (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.