A town of 10,762. Healthier than 58% of U.S. towns.
The 3 things Placerville does most differently from other towns.
18 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 9 places on the National Register.
Where Placerville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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Ordered by what stands out in Placerville. Another town gets a different order.
Placerville beats the California average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.
| What stands out | Placerville | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.6% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.8% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 6.4% |
The public schools Placerville’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 70% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Elementary | K–5 | 402 | B+ |
| Louisiana Schnell Elementary | K–5 | 370 | B− |
| El Dorado Adventist School Private | K–8 | 66 | |
| Country Day Montessori School Private | PK–K | 29 | |
| Country Day Montessori Private | K | 6 | |
| Edwin Markham Middle | 6–8 | 431 | B |
Most working residents leave Placerville for work: only 18% work in town. The top destinations are Diamond Springs (9%), Sacramento (8%) and El Dorado Hills (4%). Half commute less than 24 miles.
The typical Placerville home is worth about $529,000, up 0.5% in a year, 31% below the California typical home.
1.3 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Gold Bug Park | — | 35 |
| 2. Lions Park | — | 11 |
| 3. Lumsden Park | — | 4 |
Placerville reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 81% report less.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 80% of U.S. communities.
People 65 and older are 24% of residents (16% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (24% statewide). 23% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 37% across California.
| Placerville | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.8% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.9% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.5% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.7% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.8% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.8% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.4% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.3% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.9% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 11.3% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.6% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 30.5% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.2% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.3% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.1% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
Placerville has mild winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 37°.
9 places in Placerville on the National Register of Historic Places.
27 notable people were born in Placerville.
City in California, United States
Placerville ( PLASS-ər-vil; placer, Spanish for "sand deposit", representing the placer mining that was predominant in the town's development, and ville, French for "town") is a city in and the county seat of El Dorado County, California, United States. The population was 10,747 as of the 2020 census, up from 10,389 as of the 2010 census. It is part of the Sacramento metropolitan area.
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