Palm Desert vs Cathedral City
Palm Desert, CA compared with Cathedral City, CA · 9 miles apart
Palm Desert has 53,259 residents to Cathedral City’s 52,375. Palm Desert comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +, poverty rate. Cathedral City does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| Palm Desert, CA | Cathedral City, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 53,259 | 52,375 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,989 | 2,330 |
| Median household income | $77,513 | $73,572 |
| Median home value | $542,000 | $453,100 |
| Median rent | $1,778 | $1,601 |
| Homeownership | 65% | 66.5% |
| Average commute | 21 min | 19.9 min |
| Median age | 57.5 | 41.1 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 40.7% | 24.5% |
| Poverty rate | 11% | 13.1% |
| Unemployment | 6.4% | 6% |
| Price to income | 7× | 6.2× |
| 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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