Located just 44 miles east of Sacramento, the state capital, Placerville is a great place to live and enjoy all that this area of California has to offer. The city is situated in the Foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Northern California and offers a varity of Placerville ca homes for sale. Placerville is the county seat for El Dorado County, and is ideally situated with San Francisco 146 miles to the northeast and South Lake Tahoe just 60 miles east.

Wide open spaces & a convenient location

The central location that’s convenient to major business hubs along with a median housing price that’s under $190,000 make Placerville an attractive place to settle, especially compared to the housing costs in the coastal areas. The area has a lot of open space with a variety of parks, forests, and recreational areas.
Residents of Placerville are well educated with a higher than average number of people having attended at least some college. The public school system also gets high marks from parents as being great learning environments for their children.

Because of the proximity to the Sierra Nevada Mountains the temperature and climate varies throughout El Dorado County depending upon the elevation. Placerville in particular enjoys warm, dry summers and mild winters, although with South Lake Tahoe so close by, it’s easy to take advantage of the many snow activities there. To the east of Placerville is an area known as Apple Hill which is becoming a more well known area for flavorful, distinctive wines made from grapes that grow in the Sierra Nevada mountains.

A little historical background

The city’s roots are in the gold rush and it has a long history and has been known by several names including Hangtown. It was so named in 1849 because of the many hangings, but it was renamed to Placerville in 1954 when it was the third largest town in the state. Placerville was on the legendary “Pony Express;” and it was also a hub for the mining operations of the Mother Lode region with a variety of services available, including banking, rail transportation, lodging, a general store and a market.

The town takes pride in its heritage with a mining museum and several buildings in Placerville are listed on the National Registry of Historic places. The charming atmosphere is delightful for residents and visitors alike with Main Street itself being a landmark; and there is also a bell tower that was a fire warning bell back in the day. A more recent claim to fame is that it was a location for filming the movie, “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom,” which was released in 1984. If you are searching for a place to call home looking for Placerville Ca homes for sale is the right decision!