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Placerville is a big small town of 10,762 people in El Dorado County, California. It's about 38 miles from Sacramento, CA. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $473k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,762people
$473kTypical home
$1,234/moRent
94° / 56°Summer / winter
22"Snow
288Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,762
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,843 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 38 mi to Sacramento, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $473k (≈$2,983/mo)
- Median rent $1,234/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 288 sunny days a year (179 totally clear)
- 77 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (409 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,049 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to SMF airport
- 43 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,890 ft
- 60 mi to the ocean
- 41 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 431 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 169 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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