ForesthillCA
A town of 1,483, settled in 1859.
Is Foresthill a good place to live?
The best of Foresthill’s subject grades are an A− for schools and an A for the outdoors; the weakest is a D− for cost of living. Foresthill’s average trip to work is 38 minutes, above both the California town median (28 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). On walkability, just 59 of California’s 1,063 towns do worse. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 91% of U.S. communities, with avalanches at the top. 42% of the land in Foresthill is conserved, above both the California town median (4.3%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Foresthill has 1 place on the National Register. The biggest park or preserve is Tahoe National Forest, at 591 acres. Foresthill has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Foresthill stand out
Where Foresthill beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Foresthill Elementary | K–2 | 160 |
| Foresthill Divide | 3–8 | 309 |
| Foresthill High | 9–12 | 190 |
Foresthill has grown 14% from 2010 to 2020
1,483 counted in 2010 and 1,692 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Foresthill grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Foresthill is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Foresthill: who provides what
Foresthill is unincorporated, so Placer County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Foresthill.
Conserved land covers nearly a third of Foresthill
15 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The trail density in Foresthill is 1.4 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tahoe National Forest | 0.1 mi | 591 |
| 2. Auburn State Recreation Area | — | 35 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Public schools in Foresthill beat 79% of California districts
Its public schools are run by the Foresthill Union Elementary school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foresthill DivideLargest public middle schoolGrades 3–8 | Grades 3–8 | 309 | B |
| Foresthill HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 190 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Avalanches leads a very high hazard risk in Foresthill
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical home in Foresthill is valued at about $494K
The typical Foresthill home is worth about $494,000, up 1.6% in a year, 35% below the California typical home.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Foresthill has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Foresthill for work: only 8% work in town. Jobs based in Foresthill grew to 345 in 2023, 117 more than in 2013. The top destinations are North Auburn (11%), Sacramento (8%) and Roseville (7%).
| Foresthill | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 7.7% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 7.7% | 6.6% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Foresthill, expect mild winters and hot summers
Foresthill has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Foresthill’s July high is 90°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Foresthill is healthier than 63% of U.S. towns
Foresthill beats the California average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 18% of Foresthill adults binge drink.
| Foresthill | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 72% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| What stands out | Foresthill | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.9% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.1% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.2% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Donner Lake and 19 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Foresthill. Close and well known come first.
38 mi LakeDonner Lake
34 mi Ski areaPalisades Tahoe Olympic Valley122 runs · 2,542 ft vertical
18 mi State parkEmpire Mine State Historic Park34 mi Ski areaSugar Bowl Resort94 runs · 1,452 ft vertical
38 mi State parkDonner Memorial State Park
36 mi Park & preserveDesolation WildernessPhoto credits
Donner Lake: J.smith, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Palisades Tahoe Olympic Valley: Jonnyboyca at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Empire Mine State Historic Park: Beej71, CC BY 2.5 · Donner Memorial State Park: Joe Parks from Berkeley, CA, CC BY 2.0 · Desolation Wilderness: Phreakdigital at English Wikipedia, GFDL
Everything we know about Foresthill
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Foresthill; the nearest are
About 7 of every 100 Foresthill residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California.
1,483 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Questions about Foresthill
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Foresthill, CA expensive?
Yes. That is 5.1 years of the area's median household income ($97,188 across the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.