Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 54/100
C−
Median home value$661,600
Riverside $536,300
Median rent$1,785/mo
Riverside $1,846/mo
Cost-burdened households38%
Riverside 41%
La Quinta
Riverside County38,707 residents2 school districts
46
D
Suburbgrade score
36th of 60 Riverside suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by amenities.
46
Riverside median 47
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What La Quinta is like to live in, by category
Bars show La Quinta against Riverside. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 36/100
F
Within-state proficiency35th pct
Riverside median 36th pct
Student–teacher ratio19.3
Riverside median 22.9
Graduation rate86%
Riverside median 91%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 69/100
B−
Housing cost index107
Riverside 100
Eff. tax rate0.83%
Riverside 0.79%
Local sales tax8.75%
Riverside median 8.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 61/100
C
Mean commute25.6 min
Riverside 33.2 min
Under 30 minutes71%
Riverside 53%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Riverside median 1.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 18/100
F
Restaurants & cafés0
Riverside median 23 · within 2 miles
Groceries0
Riverside median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks5
Riverside median 19 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 36/100
F
Median household income$99,250
Riverside $89,662
Unemployment7.3%
Riverside 6.8%
Professional occupations45%
Riverside 33%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than La Quinta on amenities
La Quinta's weakest grade is F. Five suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
Indio7 mi from La QuintaC+ 52 D+ Palm Springs19 mi from La QuintaC+ 54 C− Palm Desert8 mi from La QuintaC 52 D+ Cathedral City17 mi from La QuintaF 49 D+ Rancho Mirage12 mi from La QuintaF 50 D+ Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in La Quinta
Is La Quinta, CA a good place to live?
La Quinta scores 46 out of 100, 36th 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 La Quinta expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $661,600, 23% above the Riverside median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.83%. $1,785/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in La Quinta?
Schools grade F. The districts serving La Quinta sit at the 35th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 86% graduation rate and a 19.3 student–teacher ratio. La Quinta is served by Desert Sands Unified School District and Coachella Valley Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from La Quinta?
The mean commute is 25.6 min, with 71% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 18% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in La Quinta?
Within two miles there are 0 groceries, 0 restaurants and cafés and 5 parks, which grades F on amenities.
Are the homes in La Quinta old or new?
The median home in La Quinta was built in 1999 — 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. 86% 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.