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1903
1903 STATIONERY PLACERVILLE CA TO SACRAMENTO ADVERTISING CROCKERY COVER front, 1903
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About Placerville
City in California, United StatesPlacerville ( 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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Housing in Placerville
The typical Placerville home is worth about $529,000, up 0.5% in a year, 31% below the California typical home.
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Safety in Placerville
Safety Grade C-
Placerville reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 81% report less.
Schools in Placerville
All Placerville schools →School Grade B+
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.
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