Placerville, CA vs Granite Bay, CA

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

MetricPlacerville, CAGranite Bay, CA
Population10,76221,673
Median Household Income$67,274$184,606
Median Rent$1,234/mo$2,740/mo
Median Home Value$473,100$1,135,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)107107
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income63.4%40.3%
Poverty Rate15.9%5.1%
Unemployment Rate5% (county)4.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k449299*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,170673*
Median AQI4052
Good AQI Days /yr320167
Summer Highs90°F90°F
Winter Lows38°F38°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute28.1 min25.3 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher22.124.4
College Degree Rate23.4%63.7%
Foreign-Born %5%10.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-0.5%-7.8%

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 Granite Bay (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.