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Desert Palms is a big small town of 6,579 people in Riverside County, California. It's about 64 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 107°F and winter highs 70°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $567k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,579people
$567kTypical home
$1,957/moRent
107° / 70°Summer / winter
0"Snow
338Sunny days
14Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,579
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,459 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Riverside, CA
- 64 mi to Riverside, CA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $567k (≈$3,578/mo)
- Median rent $1,957/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 107°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
- 14 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 118 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (278 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,522 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 77
- 3% of households have kids
- 79% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to PSP airport
- 12 mi to PSP (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 115 ft
- 75 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 107 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 439 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 145 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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