Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 27/100
F
Median home value$367,600
Riverside $536,300
Median rent$1,144/mo
Riverside $1,846/mo
Cost-burdened households39%
Riverside 41%
Coachella
Riverside County43,307 residents2 school districts
38
D−
Suburbgrade score
51st of 60 Riverside suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by amenities.
38
Riverside median 47
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Coachella is like to live in, by category
Bars show Coachella against Riverside. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 27/100
F
Within-state proficiency23rd pct
Riverside median 36th pct
Student–teacher ratio21.7
Riverside median 22.9
Graduation rate82%
Riverside median 91%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 77/100
B
Housing cost index71
Riverside 100
Eff. tax rate1.06%
Riverside 0.79%
Local sales tax8.75%
Riverside median 8.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 53/100
C−
Mean commute23.2 min
Riverside 33.2 min
Under 30 minutes67%
Riverside 53%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Riverside median 1.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 16/100
F
Restaurants & cafés0
Riverside median 23 · within 2 miles
Groceries0
Riverside median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks18
Riverside median 19 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 28/100
F
Median household income$68,596
Riverside $89,662
Unemployment9.1%
Riverside 6.8%
Professional occupations15%
Riverside 33%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Coachella on amenities
Coachella's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
Indio6 mi from CoachellaC+ 52 D+ Palm Springs24 mi from CoachellaC+ 54 C− Palm Desert13 mi from CoachellaC 52 D+ Cathedral City21 mi from CoachellaF 49 D+ Rancho Mirage17 mi from CoachellaF 50 D+ La Quinta8 mi from CoachellaF 46 D Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Coachella
Is Coachella, CA a good place to live?
Coachella scores 38 out of 100, 51st of 60 Riverside suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on amenities. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Coachella expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $367,600, 31% below the Riverside median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.06%. $1,144/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Coachella?
Schools grade F. The districts serving Coachella sit at the 23rd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 82% graduation rate and a 21.7 student–teacher ratio. Coachella is served by Coachella Valley Unified and Desert Sands Unified School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Coachella?
The mean commute is 23.2 min, with 67% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 2.9% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Coachella?
Within two miles there are 0 groceries, 0 restaurants and cafés and 18 parks, which grades F on amenities.
Are the homes in Coachella old or new?
The median home in Coachella was built in 2000 — newer than the Riverside median of 1987. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 74% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.