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Desert Hot Springs is a small city of 33,200 people in Riverside County, California. It's about 49 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 104°F and winter highs 68°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $355k and rent runs about $1k a month.
33,200people
$355kTypical home
$1,412/moRent
104° / 68°Summer / winter
6"Snow
338Sunny days
18Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 33,200
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,102 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Riverside, CA
- 49 mi to Riverside, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $355k (≈$2,237/mo)
- Median rent $1,412/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 104°F
- Winter highs around 68°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
- 18 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 82 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (470 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,066 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 38% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to PSP airport
- 9 mi to PSP (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,145 ft
- 70 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 92 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 428 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 143 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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