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    Moving to El Dorado Hills, CA

    Is El Dorado Hills a good place to live?

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    El Dorado Hills ranks #1 of 304 California cities with 25,000+ people on the Smart Movers livability score (92/100), which weighs home affordability, unemployment, education and population growth. Population grew 3.0% in the latest Census year.

    Median home value
    $870,300
    +7.4% vs prior year
    Median rent
    $2,468
    per month
    Household income
    $163,544
    median
    Unemployment
    4.2%
    lower is better

    Cost of living in El Dorado Hills

    The median home value in El Dorado Hills is $870,300 and median rent is $2,468 a month, against a median household income of $163,544. Homes cost about 5.3× a year of income (under 3× is considered affordable).

    El Dorado Hills crime rate

    City-level FBI figures vary by agency; across California the 2025 rate was 435 violent and 1,821 property crimes per 100,000 people — #9 highest of 50 states. The full report breaks down local trends.

    Moving to El Dorado Hills, CA

    El Dorado Hills has about 50,553 residents, 4.2% unemployment and 37% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

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    Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (2023, compared with 2022); FBI Crime Data Explorer.

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