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Palm Springs is a small city of 45,070 people in Riverside County, California. It's about 50 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 108°F and winter highs 70°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $604k and rent runs about $2k a month.
45,070people
$604kTypical home
$1,562/moRent
108° / 70°Summer / winter
2"Snow
338Sunny days
15Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 45,070
- Part of a metro area
- About 477 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Riverside, CA
- 50 mi to Riverside, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $604k (≈$3,809/mo)
- Median rent $1,562/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 108°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
- 15 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 116 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (492 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,850 per 100k)
People
- Median age 59
- 9% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to PSP airport
- 3 mi to PSP (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 430 ft
- 65 mi to the ocean
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 112 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 466 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 157 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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