Indio vs Palm Desert
Indio, CA compared with Palm Desert, CA · 7 miles apart
Indio has 94,269 residents to Palm Desert’s 53,259. Indio comes out ahead on median rent, homeownership, unemployment. Palm Desert does better on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +.
| Indio, CA | Palm Desert, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 94,269 | 53,259 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,841 | 1,989 |
| Median household income | $77,167 | $77,513 |
| Median home value | $458,400 | $542,000 |
| Median rent | $1,437 | $1,778 |
| Homeownership | 67.1% | 65% |
| Average commute | 23 min | 21 min |
| Median age | 38.6 | 57.5 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 20.5% | 40.7% |
| Poverty rate | 11.5% | 11% |
| Unemployment | 4.8% | 6.4% |
| Price to income | 5.9× | 7× |
| Clear days a year | — | 156 |
| Days above 90°F | — | 171 |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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