2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Petaluma, CA vs El Dorado Hills, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in El Dorado Hills, is 39% more than it is in Petaluma and is 51% above the National Average.
- Petaluma unemployment rate is 5.0%.
- El Dorado Hills unemployment rate is 6.3%.
 Petaluma, CAEl Dorado Hills, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.0%6.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.7%1.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth35.6%34.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.1%7.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$50,664$63,902$37,638
 Household Income$100,379$139,810$69,021
 Family Median Income$124,213$159,768$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Petaluma, CAEl Dorado Hills, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K5.2%4.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.3%2.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.0%1.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.9%2.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.0%3.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.3%5.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.2%5.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.0%9.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K19.8%18.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.0%14.0%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K17.4%33.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Petaluma, CAEl Dorado Hills, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.5%28.5%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.6%11.3%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%1.6%1.8%
 Legal1.3%1.5%1.2%
 Education, library6.3%5.9%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.5%2.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.8%6.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.2%1.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.5%3.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.3%4.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.6%1.2%3.6%
 Personal care2.6%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.8%20.5%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.4%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.8%2.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving9.5%6.0%13.1%
Reviews for Petaluma    16 Reviews

I agree with the low star reviews. Been here for 25 years, raised a family and seen everything turn to the left and worse. Weather is glorious, love the old Victorians  More

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We’ve lived here for 3 years and we love it. It has taken some time to grow on us. We moved from SF where we had lived over 15 years, we were not used to one year leases  More

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I’ve lived here a couple of years (after living in others parts of the Bay Area for 15+ years) and I love it! Great neighborhoods, friendly folks, good schools with  More

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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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