Cathedral City lies between Palm Springs and Rancho Mirage along Highway 111, with its southern neighborhoods set into the coves of the Santa Rosa Mountains. Compared with its resort neighbors, the city's housing leans toward full-time residents and combines country-club condominiums, manufactured-home communities and family tract neighborhoods.

County: Riverside County · Coachella Valley
Type: City
ZIP codes: 92234
Report options: Desktop from $299 · Standard from $699

The Cathedral City housing market

South of East Palm Canyon Drive, Cathedral City Cove climbs into the foothills with mid-century ranch homes and newer infill, many of them with open views across the valley. Golf living centers on the condominium-heavy Cathedral Canyon Country Club and Desert Princess, along with the gated single-family homes of Cimarron Cove beside the Cimarron courses. Panorama, Dream Homes and Rio Vista hold modest single-family homes for local households, and age-restricted manufactured-home communities such as Date Palm Country Club form another distinct segment. Second-home demand is strongest in the golf communities, while the tract neighborhoods trade mostly among year-round buyers.

Neighborhoods and communities

Cathedral City Cove
Desert Princess Country Club
Cathedral Canyon Country Club
Date Palm Country Club
Cimarron Cove
Panorama
Dream Homes
Rio Vista
Canyon Shores
Downtown Cathedral City

Property types we commonly appraise here

country-club condominiums
mid-century and hillside homes in the Cove
single-family tract homes
manufactured homes and park models
homes on leased land

What shapes value in Cathedral City

Desert Princess and parts of other communities sit on Agua Caliente leased land, so lease expiration, ground rent and extension history are reviewed before any fee-simple sale is relied on as a comparable. Short-term vacation rentals have been phased out except in a small number of resort communities such as Desert Princess, which separates rental-eligible units from otherwise similar homes nearby. In manufactured-home and park-model communities, whether a buyer acquires the land, a lease or a rental space changes the analysis from the start.

Around Cathedral City

Century Park and Panorama Park serve the family neighborhoods, golf is available at the Cimarron and Desert Princess courses, and the Agua Caliente tribe operates a casino within the city limits.

Appraisals we prepare for Cathedral City properties

Desktop appraisals start at $299; Drive-By and Standard appraisals with a visit to the property start at $649 and $699. See pricing for every report type.

Cathedral City Home Appraisals