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Folsom vs El Dorado Hills

Folsom, CA compared with El Dorado Hills, CA · 5 miles apart

Folsom has 91,983 residents to El Dorado Hills’s 51,026. Folsom comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, price to income. El Dorado Hills does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.

Folsom, CA El Dorado Hills, CA
Population 91,983 51,026
Density (per sq mi) 3,299 1,053
Median household income $139,804 $165,349
Median home value $755,200 $909,500
Median rent $2,352 $2,552
Homeownership 69.7% 87.5%
Average commute 26.6 min 32 min
Median age 41 45.7
Bachelor's degree + 54.9% 59.9%
Poverty rate 5.3% 3.5%
Unemployment 6.3% 3.9%
Price to income 5.4× 5.5×

Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.

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