Housing in El Dorado
El Dorado's housing market runs genuinely affordable, with a real, disclosed three-way price spread across sources worth understanding directly before setting a budget.
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Learn moreA real, modest year-over-year price gain
Redfin's median sale price ran $162,000 for the three months through May 2026, up a real 4.1% year-over-year -- El Dorado's primary housing figure in this record (base record).
A real, disclosed three-way spread across sources
Movoto separately cited a notably higher $245,000 median list price for May 2026, while CommunityScale cited a notably lower $134,518 "typical home price" -- this record discloses all three rather than resolving to one number (base record).
Genuinely affordable rent
One-bedroom rent averaged approximately $795/month citywide as of August 2026 (up 3% year-over-year, with a $720-$800 range across individual listing sources), genuinely affordable relative to national benchmarks (base record).
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Key takeaways
- El Dorado's median sale price ran $162,000 for the three months through May 2026, up 4.1% YoY.
- A real, disclosed spread runs from $134,518 (CommunityScale) to $245,000 (Movoto's median list price).
- One-bedroom rent averaged approximately $795/month, genuinely affordable.
- Confirm current, address-specific listings directly given this real, disclosed price spread.
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