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La Quinta is a small city of 38,707 people in Riverside County, California. It's about 67 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 105°F and winter highs 70°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $662k and rent runs about $2k a month.
38,707people
$662kTypical home
$1,785/moRent
105° / 70°Summer / winter
0"Snow
338Sunny days
15Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 38,707
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,097 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Riverside, CA
- 67 mi to Riverside, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $662k (≈$4,172/mo)
- Median rent $1,785/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 105°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
- 15 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
- Very low violent crime (159 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,680 per 100k)
People
- Median age 53
- 20% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to PSP airport
- 18 mi to PSP (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1999
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 207 ft
- 71 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 106 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 415 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 133 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of California districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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