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38.83° N · 120.02° W · GEOID 0647206

Meyers

El Dorado County, California · part of the Sacramento, CA metro

Limited data population under 5,000

CaliforniaMeyers, CAMeyersMeyers

The short answer

Meyers is home to 1,995 people. Median household income is $96,354 a year and median rent is $2,856 a month, 35.6% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). That is above the usual 30% line for cost burden. The median home is valued at $646,700, about 6.7x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$2,856
109% above the median place
Median household income
$96,354
20% above the median place
Median home value
$646,700
102% above the median place
Unemployment
4.5%
8% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Meyers

  • Between the 2020 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 14.5% a year while household income rose 2.7%, so rent outran pay by more than in 98% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 654 California places.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $231 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 98% of places its size.
  • The median rent takes 35.6% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 98% of places its size.
  • 46% of homes stand vacant, more than in 98% of places its size.
  • 35% of workers mostly work from home, more than in 96% of places its size.

Many people here skip the commute entirely: 35% work from home, which keeps total commuting time lower than in 79% of places.

01

Moving to Meyers

El Dorado County gains about 1.1 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in9,544
Moved out9,363
Net+181

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within California, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within CaliforniaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$117K
Leavers$95K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of El Dorado County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
8.8% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.0% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into El Dorado County report $116,800 a year in income on average; those leaving, $95,000, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$114,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $2,856 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,625 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $646,700.
Getting to work
27 minutes each way on average; 34.8% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Waikele, HI matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
8.8%
54% above the median place
Income of households moving in7
$116,757
65% above the median place
Moved from another state1
1.0%
52% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureMeyersAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year18.8%54% above
Moved from another state1County figure1.0%52% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure1.1above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$116,75765% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$94,95835% above
02

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 46.5%, above the median place (median 7.1%).

Meyers35.6%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$114,240
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
35.6%
75% above the median place
Home price to income
6.7x
77% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
36%
over the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$60,600
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Meyers, $2,856 a month, and local prices for everything else (101.8 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Meyers, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Waikele, HI26.2% vs 35.6%$23,000Compare
Union Beach, NJ25.8% vs 35.6%$23,100Compare
Deale, MD29.9% vs 35.6%$25,500Compare

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Vacant homes1
46.5%
above the median place (median 7.1%)
Homeownership1
91.6%
38% above the median place
Median home value1
$646,700
102% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureMeyersAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$2,856109% above
Rent to income135.6%75% above
Property tax rate10.7%29% below
Home price to income16.7x77% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure106.76% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,20136% above
HUD area median income4County figure$124,00016% above
Property tax paid (median)1$4,22029% above
Median home value1$646,700102% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure0.5%86% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure31.7%38% below
Homeownership191.6%38% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure53.5%6% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,62540% above
Vacant homes146.5%above (median 7.1%)
Median year built119760% below
03

Work and pay

Works from home is 34.8%, 179% above the median place.

Works from home1
34.8%
179% above the median place
Income per person1
$58,500
46% above the median place
Median household income1
$96,354
20% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureMeyersAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$96,35420% above
Income per person1$58,50046% above
Unemployment1County figure4.5%8% below
Average annual pay6County figure$68,4364% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.3%11% below
Jobs6County figure59,20361% below
Poverty rate1County figure8.0%26% below
Mean commute127 min7% above
Works from home134.8%179% above
Commutes by transit1County figure0.5%41% below
04

Who lives here

High school or higher is 97.9%, 6% above the median place.

High school or higher1
97.9%
6% above the median place
Median age1
45.0
15% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
43.0%
34% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband94.5% +2%
Born abroad5.7% −36%
Household size2.5 +1%
All 8 people measures
MeasureMeyersAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,9956646th largest
Median age145.015% above
Bachelor's or higher143.0%34% above
High school or higher197.9%6% above
Household size12.51% above
Born abroad15.7%36% below
No health insurance1County figure3.9%39% below
Homes with broadband194.5%2% above
05

Life in Meyers

22 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents10.0 −1%
Playgrounds per 10k5.0 −47%
Grocery stores per 10k10.0 4.7×
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k30.1 2.7×
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails1 km −70%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars23.0 +11%
Shops27.1 −11%
Arts, recreation and fitness5.8 +41%
Doctors' offices and clinics18.9 −6%
Child care centers2.7 +17%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Students per teacher11
22.7
47% above the median place
Public schools11
69
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students11
34,706
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureMeyersAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure69above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure34,706above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure22.747% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure23.011% above
Shops per 10k8County figure27.111% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure5.841% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure18.96% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.717% above
Parks per 10k910.01% below
Playgrounds per 10k95.047% below
Grocery stores per 10k910.0373% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k930.1170% above
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.670% below
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure2269% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Wildfire risk is 99.7, 63% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Meyers. Larger places are fetched first.

Wildfire risk13
99.7
63% above the median place
Tornado risk13
13.7
83% below the median place
Good air days14
87.7%
28% above the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureMeyersAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure86°F1% below
January average low12County figure33°F30% above
Average temperature12County figure54°F1% below
Annual precipitation12County figure45.4 in4% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure91.41% below
Tornado risk13County figure13.783% below
Wildfire risk13County figure99.763% above
Heat wave risk13County figure68.025% below
Median air quality index14County figure407% below
Good air days14County figure87.7%28% above
08

Meyers in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 38% of the median income in 2030, up from 36% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$2,856/mo (2024)$3,790/mo$3,110 to $4,620/mo+4.8%
Median household income$96,354 (2024)$121,000$102,500 to $143,000+3.9%
Median home value$646,700 (2024)$946,000$686,000 to $1,303,000+6.5%

The median home would be worth 7.8 years of the median income in 2030, against 6.7 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Meyers

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Waikele, HI$2,634$120,525Compare
Glen Cove, NY$2,398$92,064Compare
Capitola, CA$2,512$102,976Compare
Wellington, FL$2,562$115,632Compare
Wellington, FLCapitola, CAGlen Cove, NYWaikele, HIMeyers, CAMeyersWaikeleGlen CoveWellingtonMeyersWaikeleGlen CoveWellington

Common questions

Is Meyers a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2020 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 14.5% a year while household income rose 2.7%, so rent outran pay by more than in 98% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 654 California places. Owning with a mortgage costs about $231 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 98% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Meyers expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 35.6% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $646,700.

What salary do you need to live in Meyers?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $114,240 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Meyers?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Waikele, HI, Glen Cove, NY, Capitola, CA and Wellington, FL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Meyers with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Meyers itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/meyers-california

Citytistics. “Meyers, California.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/meyers-california/

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