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Median Home Price in Palm Desert, CA

The median home value in Palm Desert, CA is $545,953 as of 2026-06-30, down 2.31% from a year earlier.

Median Home Value

$545,953

Year-over-Year

-2.31%

Population

52,205

Palm Desert ranks #286 of 396 California cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 28.7% below the state's city median of $765,350. It sits in Riverside County, where the county-wide median is $608,963.

Crime in Palm Desert

Palm Desert police recorded a violent crime rate of 324 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 2,827 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Palm Desert

How much does a house cost in Palm Desert, CA?

The median home value in Palm Desert is $545,953. That's down 2.31% from a year earlier. That is about 28.7% below the typical county in California.

Is Palm Desert expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Palm Desert are cheaper than Riverside County as a whole, where the median is $608,963 — a difference of about 10.3%.

Is Palm Desert a safe place to live?

Palm Desert police reported 324 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 52,205. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.