Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 28/100
F
Median home value$473,100
Sacramento $589,500
Median rent$1,234/mo
Sacramento $1,819/mo
Cost-burdened households47%
Sacramento 38%
Placerville
El Dorado County10,762 residents2 school districts
51
D+
Suburbgrade score
26th of 34 Sacramento suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
51
Sacramento median 54
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Placerville is like to live in, by category
Bars show Placerville against Sacramento. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 59/100
C
Within-state proficiency61st pct
Sacramento median 54th pct
Student–teacher ratio20.8
Sacramento median 22.6
Graduation rate96%
Sacramento median 90%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 79/100
B+
Housing cost index80
Sacramento 100
Eff. tax rate0.72%
Sacramento 0.77%
Local sales tax8.25%
Sacramento median 7.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 57/100
C−
Mean commute28.1 min
Sacramento 27.1 min
Under 30 minutes68%
Sacramento 63%
Transit stops / sq mi2.2
Sacramento median 2.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 42/100
D−
Restaurants & cafés37
Sacramento median 53 · within 2 miles
Groceries1
Sacramento median 7 · within 2 miles
Parks10
Sacramento median 33 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 41/100
D−
Median household income$67,274
Sacramento $97,188
Unemployment4.3%
Sacramento 6.2%
Professional occupations35%
Sacramento 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Placerville on housing & affordability
Placerville's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Granite Bay20 mi from PlacervilleB+ 62 C El Dorado Hills14 mi from PlacervilleB 61 C Folsom19 mi from PlacervilleC 65 C+ Rocklin25 mi from PlacervilleC− 64 C+ Orangevale23 mi from PlacervilleD+ 54 C− Cameron Park11 mi from PlacervilleD+ 57 C− Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Placerville
Is Placerville, CA a good place to live?
Placerville scores 51 out of 100, 26th of 34 Sacramento suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Placerville expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B+. The median home is $473,100, 20% below the Sacramento median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.72%. $1,234/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Placerville?
Schools grade C. The districts serving Placerville sit at the 61st pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 96% graduation rate and a 20.8 student–teacher ratio. Placerville is served by El Dorado Union High and Placerville Union Elementary. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Placerville?
The mean commute is 28.1 min, with 68% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 16% working from home. Transit density is 2.2 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Placerville?
Within two miles there are 1 groceries, 37 restaurants and cafés and 10 parks, which grades D− on amenities.
Are the homes in Placerville old or new?
The median home in Placerville was built in 1975 — older than the Sacramento median of 1984. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 67% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.
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