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Living in Coachella, CA

Coachella is a small city of 43,307 people in Riverside County, California. It's about 71 miles from El Centro, CA and 74 miles from Riverside, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 106°F and winter highs 71°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $368k and rent runs about $1k a month.

43,307people
$368kTypical home
$1,144/moRent
106° / 71°Summer / winter
0"Snow
338Sunny days
13Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small city of 43,307
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 1,448 people per sq mi
  • 74 mi to Riverside, CA
  • 71 mi to El Centro, CA
  • Has its own stores and services

Money

  • Typical home $368k (≈$2,318/mo)
  • Median rent $1,144/mo
  • Median household income $69k
  • Property tax about 1.1% of value
  • 9.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 106°F
  • Winter highs around 71°F
  • Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
  • 338 sunny days a year (226 totally clear)
  • 27 cloudy days a year
  • 14 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 13 days a year with rain or snow
  • Basically no snow
  • Snow days are rare
  • 120 days a year over 100°F
  • Rarely drops below 10°F
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • Low violent crime (280 per 100k)
  • Low property crime (1,397 per 100k)

People

  • Median age 33
  • 41% of households have kids
  • 10% are 65 or older
  • 8% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 5% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 25 min
  • 3% walk or take transit to work
  • 23 mi to PSP airport
  • 23 mi to PSP (major hub)
  • 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 74% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 2000
  • 93% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Hilly terrain
  • Elevation -69 ft
  • 79 mi to the ocean
  • 13 mi to a big lake
  • 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 55 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 19 mi to the nearest campground
  • 102 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 329 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 13 bars within 25 mi
  • 111 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 16 museums within 25 mi
  • 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 2 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 26% of California districts (reading)
  • 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 10 mi to the nearest vet
  • 4 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 2 congregations per 10k people
  • 13 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

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