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Cathedral City is a mid-size city of 52,267 people in Riverside County, California. It's about 54 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 108°F and winter highs 70°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $453k and rent runs about $2k a month.
52,267people
$453kTypical home
$1,601/moRent
108° / 70°Summer / winter
1"Snow
338Sunny days
16Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 52,267
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,325 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Riverside, CA
- 54 mi to Riverside, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $453k (≈$2,857/mo)
- Median rent $1,601/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 108°F
- Winter highs around 70°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 338 sunny days a year (226 totally clear)
- 27 cloudy days a year
- 14 of 90 winter days are gray
- 16 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 117 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (330 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,150 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to PSP airport
- 3 mi to PSP (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 384 ft
- 69 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 107 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 475 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 162 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Riverside County: Purple — split almost evenly
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk