La Quinta reaches from the rocky coves of the Santa Rosa Mountains out across the southern Coachella Valley, where many of the valley's large golf developments are concentrated. Homes range from 1930s cottages in the Cove to guard-gated resort communities built around multiple championship courses.

County: Riverside County · Coachella Valley
Type: City
ZIP codes: 92253
Report options: Desktop from $299 · Standard from $699

The La Quinta housing market

The La Quinta Cove began in the 1930s as a grid of small vacation lots, and a group of Spanish Colonial Revival casitas from that era still stands among later ranch homes and newer infill. Most of the large golf communities came in the 1980s and after, led by PGA West and including Rancho La Quinta, The Hideaway, The Madison Club, The Quarry and Tradition Golf Club, several of them guard-gated with custom estate sections. Trilogy at La Quinta offers an age-restricted golf option, and newer communities such as Andalusia at Coral Mountain and Duna La Quinta continue to add custom and semi-custom homes. Seasonal buyers drive much of the activity from late fall into spring, while the Cove and the city's non-gated tracts draw more full-time residents.

Neighborhoods and communities

PGA West
La Quinta Cove
Rancho La Quinta
The Hideaway
La Quinta Country Club
The Madison Club
The Quarry
Tradition Golf Club
Trilogy at La Quinta
Andalusia at Coral Mountain

Property types we commonly appraise here

guard-gated golf estates
golf-course condominiums and villas
Cove casitas and ranch homes
age-restricted golf-community homes
custom resort-community homes

What shapes value in La Quinta

La Quinta has stopped issuing most new short-term rental permits, apart from limited categories such as owner-occupied homeshares, and rental operations must stop when ownership changes, so vacation-rental income does not carry forward from one owner to the next. For club properties, membership type and transfer fees, golf frontage, mountain views and lot size drive the adjustments, while the Cove's historic casitas are compared with attention to original materials and the small lot pattern. Parcels at the mouths of the coves are also checked for flood-control and drainage features.

Around La Quinta

The La Quinta Resort and Club, Old Town La Quinta, the city-owned SilverRock course and the Lake Cahuilla recreation area are local fixtures, and trailheads in the Cove lead directly into the Santa Rosa foothills. PGA West and La Quinta Country Club host a professional tour event each winter.

Appraisals we prepare for La Quinta 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.

La Quinta Home Appraisals