Near the middle of the Coachella Valley, between Rancho Mirage and Indian Wells, Palm Desert serves as one of the valley's main shopping, college and civic centers. Its neighborhoods range from hillside streets below the Santa Rosa Mountains to country clubs on the valley floor and newer subdivisions near the university campuses.

County: Riverside County · Coachella Valley
Type: City
ZIP codes: 92211, 92260
Report options: Desktop from $299 · Standard from $699

The Palm Desert housing market

Below the mountains, Ironwood Country Club and the surrounding hillside streets hold golf and view homes, and the older Palma Village area near the El Paseo district retains mid-century houses on modest lots. Golf communities such as Palm Valley, Indian Ridge, The Lakes, Desert Falls and Palm Desert Greens were built mostly from the 1970s through the 1990s, and the city-owned Desert Willow course anchors a newer resort neighborhood. University Park, near the college campuses, is where much of the recent subdivision building has taken place. Seasonal owners are most active in the clubs, while year-round families concentrate in the non-club tracts.

Neighborhoods and communities

Ironwood Country Club
Palm Valley Country Club
Indian Ridge Country Club
The Lakes Country Club
Desert Falls Country Club
Palm Desert Greens Country Club
Desert Willow
University Park
Palma Village
South Palm Desert

Property types we commonly appraise here

country-club single-family homes
golf-course condominiums
hillside view homes
mid-century homes near El Paseo
newer subdivision homes

What shapes value in Palm Desert

Across Palm Desert's clubs, from Ironwood to Palm Valley, golf and social memberships may be mandatory, optional or equity-based, which changes the real cost of ownership and has to be matched between the subject and its comparables. Outside certain resort HOAs and downtown districts, short-term rentals are barred in most single-family and planned residential zones unless the owner is on site, and permits do not carry over to a new owner. Hillside homes below the Santa Rosa Mountains are compared with sales that share similar view and privacy rather than with valley-floor homes.

Around Palm Desert

El Paseo's shops and galleries, The Living Desert zoo and gardens, the McCallum Theatre and Civic Center Park draw visitors from across the valley, and College of the Desert along with the Cal State San Bernardino and UC Riverside campuses brings year-round activity.

Appraisals we prepare for Palm Desert 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.

Palm Desert Home Appraisals