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El Dorado Hills, CA
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Living in El Dorado Hills



El Dorado Hills is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of California. With a population of 50,547 people and nine associated neighborhoods, El Dorado Hills is the 183rd largest community in California. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in El Dorado Hills, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to El Dorado Hills, and putting down their money on brand new construction. El Dorado Hills’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. El Dorado Hills does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $156,126.00.

Housing costs in El Dorado Hills are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.

Also of interest is that El Dorado Hills has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 24.30% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, El Dorado Hills is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, El Dorado Hills really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is El Dorado Hills perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in El Dorado Hills. 57.52% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.

The per capita income in El Dorado Hills in 2022 was $72,512, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $290,048 for a family of four.

El Dorado Hills is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call El Dorado Hills home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of El Dorado Hills residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in El Dorado Hills include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Norwegian.

The most common language spoken in El Dorado Hills is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.