Best PlacesSerrano Village, El Dorado Hills, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Serrano Village, El Dorado Hills, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Serrano Village, El Dorado Hills ranks 257th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Serrano Village, El Dorado Hills
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Serrano Village, El Dorado Hills' strengths and weaknesses
Where Serrano Village, El Dorado Hills ranks high
- QuietBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Household income$199,828 median, better than 98% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
Where Serrano Village, El Dorado Hills ranks low
- Short commute39.7 minutes each way, better than only 3% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Serrano Village, El Dorado Hills
A household needs to earn about $293,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Serrano Village, El Dorado Hills home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $199,828, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Serrano Village, El Dorado Hills' effective rate of 0.93%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Serrano Village, El Dorado Hills
Serrano Village, El Dorado Hills runs older than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Serrano Village, El Dorado Hills.
Who works in Serrano Village, El Dorado Hills, and how
Work in Serrano Village, El Dorado Hills centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 62%
- Work from home 35%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Serrano Village, El Dorado Hills
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Serrano Village, El Dorado Hills.
What the weather is like in Serrano Village, El Dorado Hills, month by month
Serrano Village, El Dorado Hills sees roughly 161 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 48° | 40° |
| April | 74° | 60° | 47° |
| July | 96° | 77° | 60° |
| October | 80° | 64° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Serrano Village, El Dorado Hills
Sacramento International sits about 29 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 6.8 million passengers in 2025, with 85 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Serrano Village, El Dorado Hills
Schools across Serrano Village, El Dorado Hills average a B+, better than 83% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Lakeview ElementaryA+ · 78% proficient
- Jackson ElementaryA+ · 75% proficient
- Oak Meadow ElementaryB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Marina Village MiddleA · 64% proficient
- Pleasant Grove MiddleB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- Oak Ridge HighA− · 61% proficient
- Ponderosa HighB+ · 58% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Serrano Village, El Dorado Hills school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Serrano Village, El Dorado Hills measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Serrano Village, El Dorado Hills against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Serrano Village, El Dorado Hills
Is Serrano Village, El Dorado Hills a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Serrano Village, El Dorado Hills ranks 257th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on quiet, high incomes, and what local pay buys, and lowest on long commutes and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Serrano Village, El Dorado Hills expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,100,135. The overall cost of living runs about 26% above the national average. Set against a $199,828 median income, cost of living beats 97% of neighborhoods.
Is Serrano Village, El Dorado Hills safe?
Yes, Serrano Village, El Dorado Hills is safer than 94% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $236 per resident a year.
Compare Serrano Village, El Dorado Hills with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Serrano Village, El Dorado Hills. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Serrano Village, El Dorado Hills represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Serrano Village, El Dorado Hills detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Serrano Village, El Dorado Hills: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Serrano Village, El Dorado Hills: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Serrano Village, El Dorado Hills: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Serrano Village, El Dorado Hills: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Serrano Village, El Dorado Hills detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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