Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 16/100
F
Median home value$268,200
Riverside $536,300
Median rent$1,352/mo
Riverside $1,846/mo
Cost-burdened households42%
Riverside 41%
Twentynine Palms
San Bernardino County27,355 residentsMorongo Unified
48
D+
Suburbgrade score
28th of 60 Riverside suburbs. Strong on cost of living and commute & transport, held back by housing & affordability.
48
Riverside median 47
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Twentynine Palms is like to live in, by category
Bars show Twentynine Palms against Riverside. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 31/100
F
Within-state proficiency30th pct
Riverside median 36th pct
Student–teacher ratio20.7
Riverside median 22.9
Graduation rate81%
Riverside median 91%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 86/100
A−
Housing cost index69
Riverside 100
Eff. tax rate0.76%
Riverside 0.79%
Local sales tax7.75%
Riverside median 8.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 78/100
B+
Mean commute15.9 min
Riverside 33.2 min
Under 30 minutes88%
Riverside 53%
Transit stops / sq mi2.5
Riverside median 1.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 41/100
D−
Restaurants & cafés32
Riverside median 23 · within 2 miles
Groceries1
Riverside median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks8
Riverside median 19 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 53/100
C−
Median household income$62,554
Riverside $89,662
Unemployment3.9%
Riverside 6.8%
Professional occupations33%
Riverside 33%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Twentynine Palms on housing & affordability
Twentynine Palms's weakest grade is F. One suburb is within 25 miles and scores higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Yucca Valley20 mi from Twentynine PalmsF 41 D− Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Twentynine Palms
Is Twentynine Palms, CA a good place to live?
Twentynine Palms scores 48 out of 100, 28th of 60 Riverside suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Twentynine Palms expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades A−. The median home is $268,200, 50% below the Riverside median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.76%. $1,352/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Twentynine Palms?
Schools grade F. The districts serving Twentynine Palms sit at the 30th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 81% graduation rate and a 20.7 student–teacher ratio. Twentynine Palms is served by Morongo Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Twentynine Palms?
The mean commute is 15.9 min, with 88% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 8.8% working from home. Transit density is 2.5 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Twentynine Palms?
Within two miles there are 1 groceries, 32 restaurants and cafés and 8 parks, which grades D− on amenities.
Are the homes in Twentynine Palms old or new?
The median home in Twentynine Palms was built in 1985 — close to 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. 71% 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.