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El Dorado Hills is a mid-size city of 51,026 people in El Dorado County, California. It's about 24 miles from Sacramento, CA. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $910k and rent runs about $3k a month.
51,026people
$910kTypical home
$2,552/moRent
95° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
299Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 51,026
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,053 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 24 mi to Sacramento, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $910k (≈$5,735/mo)
- Median rent $2,552/mo
- Median household income $165k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 299 sunny days a year (194 totally clear)
- 66 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (247 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (606 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 38% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 60% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to SMF airport
- 29 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,073 ft
- 49 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,131 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 106 bars within 25 mi
- 493 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 13 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 37 museums within 25 mi
- 27 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- El Dorado County: R+12 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk