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Median Home Price in El Dorado County, CA

The median home value in El Dorado County, CA is $662,307 as of 2026-07-31, down 0.12% from a year earlier.

Median Home Value

$662,307

Year-over-Year

-0.12%

National Rank

#84 of 3071

El Dorado County ranks 20th out of 58 counties in CA by median home price, and is +182.6% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within CA, the typical county has a median home value of $503,136, making El Dorado County +31.6% above the CA state median.

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Can you afford a home in El Dorado County?

Households here earn a median of $108,845 a year against a typical home value of $662,307 — a price-to-income ratio of 6.1×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 94% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)

Crime in El Dorado County

Reporting agencies in El Dorado County recorded a violent crime rate of 718 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 1,482 per 100,000.

Based on 2 reporting cities covering 31,637 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).

Common questions about El Dorado County

How much does a house cost in El Dorado County, CA?

The median home value in El Dorado County is $662,307. That's down 0.12% from a year earlier. That is about 182.6% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes El Dorado County the 20th most expensive of 58 counties in California.

Is El Dorado County affordable?

Median household income here is $108,845, so a typical home costs about 6.1× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.

Is El Dorado County a safe place to live?

Reporting police departments in El Dorado County recorded 718 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 31,637 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.

Cities in El Dorado County

South Lake Tahoe · Placerville

Counties with similar home prices in CA

Contra Costa County · San Benito County · Mono County · Placer County · Nevada County · Yolo County · Riverside County · Solano County

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