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El Dorado Hills, CA vs Folsom, CA

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- Household income in Folsom, is 8% less than it is in El Dorado Hills and is 46% above the National Average.
- El Dorado Hills unemployment rate is 6.3%.
- Folsom unemployment rate is 4.6%.
 El Dorado Hills, CAFolsom, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.3%4.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.7%1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.3%37.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.3%7.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$63,902$51,261$37,638
 Household Income$139,810$128,421$69,021
 Family Median Income$159,768$152,414$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 El Dorado Hills, CAFolsom, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K4.7%4.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.3%2.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K1.6%4.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K2.5%3.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K3.0%4.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.1%3.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K5.5%6.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.4%10.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K18.9%17.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K14.0%17.2%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K33.0%25.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 El Dorado Hills, CAFolsom, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance28.5%25.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science11.3%16.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%1.0%1.8%
 Legal1.5%1.5%1.2%
 Education, library5.9%6.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.3%2.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.7%7.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.4%1.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.1%2.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.8%3.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.2%1.2%3.6%
 Personal care2.4%2.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.5%20.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.8%3.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving6.0%5.1%13.1%
Reviews for El Dorado Hills    8 Reviews

I just moved up here from the bay area and I cannot believe the differences in many ways: The first is the air quality - we can breathe! My son has severe asthma and  More

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Over 9 years ago

El Dorado Hills is a nice place to live and there are a lot of Neo-Rich folks here if you like that kind of crowd. But be warned if you are a parent with high school  More

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El Dorado Hills has outstanding public schools. Definitely a great reason to live in this Sacramento Metro Area  More

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Reviews for Folsom    15 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Folsom has the worst air quality of any city in the Sacramento region per Sac Metro Air Quality Management. Do not move there if u have any respiratory issues, or u like  More

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Over 11 years ago

Folsom is a great little town of about 70,000 people. A half hour from Sacramento, an hour and a half from Tahoe, it sits in a good location at about 320 feet altitude.  More

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I think Folsom is ideal in many ways but it shares Sacramento's lousy air quality (1.5 out of 100 per this site). Sometimes it's worse than Sacramento when a smog  More

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