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Home values, rents and more in El Dorado County, CA

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$649,000
Metro: $573,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+0.8%
Metro: 0.0% · U.S.: +1.2%
Typical rent
$2,498/mo
Metro: $2,269 · U.S.: $1,932
Rents, past year
+4.7%
Metro: +2.0% · U.S.: +2.9%
Population
192,323
Census estimate, July 2025
Median household income
$108,845
Metro: $97,188 · U.S.: $80,734
Counties around El Dorado County, CA, shaded by typical home valueEl DoradoLyonPlacerMonoSacramentoNevadaCalaverasYoloSolanoAlpineDouglasYubaSutterAmador
  • Under $390k
  • $390k–$430k
  • $430k–$520k
  • $520k–$630k
  • $630k+
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Counties around El Dorado County, CA, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, counties). El Dorado County, CA is outlined.

How El Dorado County, CA compares

The typical home in El Dorado County, CA is worth about $649,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in El Dorado County, CA are 13% above the typical value in the Sacramento metro area ($573,000) and 1.8 times the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in El Dorado County, CA rose 0.8%, compared with 0.0% in the Sacramento metro area and +1.2% nationally.

Typical rent is $2,498 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 10% above the Sacramento metro area ($2,269) and 29% above the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 4.7% over the past year.

The median household income is $108,845, against $97,188 in the Sacramento metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 192,323 people live in El Dorado County, CA (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).

El Dorado County, CA has the 2nd-highest typical home value of the 4 counties in the Sacramento metro area and the 20th-highest of 58 in California with Zillow figures.

Part of: Sacramento metro area · California

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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