Palm Desert
- Suburb in California
Suburb
Palm Desert
- grade BOverall Grade
- Suburb in California
- Rating 3.88 out of 5 156 reviews
Report Card
- Public Schoolsgrade B+
- Crime & Safetygrade C+
- Housinggrade C minus
- Nightlifegrade A minus
- Good for Familiesgrade B
- Diversitygrade A minus
- Jobsgrade B minus
- Weathergrade A
- Cost of Livinggrade D+
- Health & Fitnessgrade A
- Outdoor Activitiesgrade A minus
- Commutegrade A minus
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Real Estate
Median Home Value
$350,400
National
$217,500Median Rent
$1,319
National
$1,062Area Feel
Dense Suburban
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Palm Desert Rankings
Niche ranks thousands of places to live based on key statistics from the U.S. Census and and expert insights.
Crime & Safety
Crime & Safety
grade C+
Based on violent and property crime rates.
Violent Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Assault189.7national 282.7
- Murder5.6national 6.1
- Rape13national 40.7
- Robbery44.6national 135.5
Property Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Burglary628.5national 500.1
- Theft2,569.9national 2,042.8
- Motor Vehicle Theft238national 284
Residents
Working in Palm Desert
Jobs
grade B minus
Based on employment rates, job and business growth, and cost of living.
Median Household Income
$59,977
National
$62,843Places to Work in Palm Desert
Top Public Schools Serving Palm Desert
Top Private Schools Near Palm Desert
- grade A+
Palm Valley School
- Rating 4.16 out of 5 67 reviews
- grade A+
Xavier College Preparatory High School
- Rating 4.02 out of 5 186 reviews
- grade A minus
Desert Chapel Christian School
- Rating 3.79 out of 5 24 reviews
- grade A minus
Desert Christian Academy
- Rating 4.67 out of 5 15 reviews
- grade unavailable
King's Schools
- Rating 5 out of 5 1 review
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Great suburban city with mall, aquatic center, community college, and nationally recognized zoo with botanical gardens. Family friendly activities are regularly scheduled. There is a program brochure mailed to all residents including a community calendar of events. Access to walking, biking, and golf carts paths can be seen throughout the city. If you love the arts and shopping, you can visit the Gardens at El Paseo to shop and enjoy walking down the strip to the various art galleries there.
If you like it HOT HOT HOT...like Death Valley hot then this is the place for you..Summers are hotter and longer than previous years..also, a lot more quakes. Extremely busy during the season..November through April..This valley was not built for so many people so it gets very crowded. It is pretty during the winter months with lovely temps for a few months then back to heat. It hardly ever rains..There are 2 seasons..summer or summer extreme..Crime is going up as well. I'm looking to move. This weeks temps will be 115-119
It's clean, pretty, but overcrowded during the season (not enough road space and lots of traffic accidents) many many snowbirds and concert goers...Weather is nice November - April..then the heat sets in...110-120...5-6 months..it is terrible...nights do not cool off..also lots of quakes..some small, some on the larger side...I moved here when it was a sleepy little town and used to leave every summer..now it's harder to get away and definitely overcrowded..Moving as soon as possible.