Housing & affordability in Palm Desert

ACS 2020–24 · four inputs · 18% of the overall score

43/100
32nd of 60

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The four inputs

Median home value vs metro$542,000

Riverside $536,30040% · scores 51

Median rent vs metro$1,778/mo

Riverside $1,846/mo30% · scores 47

Ownership rate65%

Riverside 66%15% · scores 54

Households spending >30% of income on housing46%

Riverside 41%15% · scores 0

Context, not scored

Median year built · Riverside 19871985

Houses rather than flats · Riverside 75%68%

Households with children · Riverside 39%16%

Neither direction is better here, so none of it moves the grade. It is on the page because it changes what a place is like to live in.

Vertical rule marks the Riverside reference. ACS 2020–24. Every scale is on the methodology page.

Best Riverside suburbs for housing

All 60 ranked, Palm Desert highlighted

1WoodcrestB+$786,300 2El SobranteB+$836,300 3EastvaleB$831,900 4French ValleyB−$679,800 5Chino HillsB−$874,900 6Canyon LakeC+$699,600 7Temescal ValleyC+$710,400 8NorcoC$782,400 9TemeculaC−$679,700 10Rancho CucamongaC−$740,200 11MurrietaC−$639,800 12Rancho MirageC−$807,200 13ChinoC−$683,400 14CoronaC−$700,700 15UplandC−$739,400 16La QuintaC−$661,600 17WildomarC−$552,400 18MenifeeD+$537,300 19RedlandsD+$618,900 20Lake ElsinoreD+$566,000 21FontanaD+$586,800 22BeaumontD+$503,500 23Jurupa ValleyD+$574,600 24Grand TerraceD$517,600 25YucaipaD$502,100 26OntarioD$607,600 27PerrisD$474,700 28Mead ValleyD$446,200 29Moreno ValleyD$503,700 30RiversideD$584,800 31MontclairD$569,100 32Palm DesertD$542,000 33RialtoD$487,900 34BloomingtonD−$469,200 35Palm SpringsD−$604,000 36Big Bear CityD−$463,500 37Lakeland VillageD−$463,500 38San JacintoD−$433,700 39HighlandD−$485,600 40East HemetD−$419,700 41Loma LindaD−$596,900 42Cathedral CityF$453,100 43IndioF$458,400 44PhelanF$386,800 45Apple ValleyF$407,400 46HesperiaF$409,000 47Valle VistaF$336,200 48BanningF$352,100 49ColtonF$443,800 50VictorvilleF$385,600 51MuscoyF$422,600 52Yucca ValleyF$363,400 53HemetF$352,200 54San BernardinoF$422,300 55AdelantoF$349,100 56CoachellaF$367,600 57Desert Hot SpringsF$354,800 58Twentynine PalmsF$268,200 59BlytheF$225,000 60BarstowF$245,000

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Better than Palm Desert on housing & affordability

Palm Desert grades D on housing & affordability. Two suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.

SuburbHousingMedian home valueOwnership rateOverall

Rancho Mirage4 mi from Palm DesertC−$807k82% 50 D+ La Quinta8 mi from Palm DesertC−$662k76% 46 D

Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24

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