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Indio is a mid-size city of 91,950 people in Riverside County, California. It's about 68 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 106°F and winter highs 70°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $458k and rent runs about $1k a month.
91,950people
$458kTypical home
$1,437/moRent
106° / 70°Summer / winter
0"Snow
338Sunny days
11Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 91,950
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,771 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Riverside, CA
- 68 mi to Riverside, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $458k (≈$2,891/mo)
- Median rent $1,437/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 106°F
- Winter highs around 70°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
- 11 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
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (265 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (760 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 35% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to PSP airport
- 17 mi to PSP (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 13 ft
- 76 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 107 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 430 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 140 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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