Areas we serve
Every corner of the Coachella Valley
Permits, water, HOAs and housing stock change from one city to the next. Pick your community to see what matters there.
West valley
Palm Springs, Cathedral City and the wind-swept north end: mid-century homes, condos and the valley's hardest water.
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Palm Springs
Incorporated city, 1938 · ZIP 92262, 92264
Mid-century modern capital: about 2,200 Alexander Construction Co. homes (post-and-beam, clerestory windows, butterfly roofs), 1920s–30s Spanish Revival and adobe, and 1970s–80s condo complexes. 80% of housing units were built before 1990.
Permits: City of Palm Springs Building & Safety
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Desert Hot Springs
Incorporated city, 1963 · ZIP 92240
Mixed infill across thousands of 1950s-platted lots: 1950s–60s spa-era cottages, 1980s–2000s tract homes and newer master-planned homes. Sits 5–7°F cooler than the valley floor, with wind and blowing sand from the pass.
Permits: City of Desert Hot Springs Building & Safety
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Cathedral City
Incorporated city, 1981 · ZIP 92234, 92235
1970s–80s country-club condos and attached homes, 1950s–60s small homes in the Cove, 1980s–2000s tracts and mobile home parks. During Hurricane Hilary (2023), floodwater entered a nursing home here.
Permits: City of Cathedral City Building & Safety
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Sky Valley
Unincorporated Riverside County · ZIP 92241
Manufactured homes, hot-mineral RV and 55+ resort parks and rural lots at about 1,000 feet of elevation. Nearly 30% of homes are seasonal.
Permits: Riverside County TLMA Building & Safety (unincorporated area)
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North Palm Springs
Unincorporated Riverside County · ZIP 92258
Scattered rural homes and manufactured homes among industrial and wind-energy land north of I-10, with the valley's strongest wind and blowing sand.
Permits: Riverside County TLMA Building & Safety (unincorporated area)
Mid valley
Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert, Indian Wells and the communities around them: country clubs, HOAs and second homes.
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Rancho Mirage
Incorporated city, 1973 · ZIP 92270
1950s–60s mid-century custom homes (72 structures on the city's historic register as of 2021), 1970s–80s country-club condos and estates, and 2020s Del Webb homes. Median resident age is 66.
Permits: City of Rancho Mirage Building & Safety
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Thousand Palms
Unincorporated Riverside County · ZIP 92276
1970s–90s manufactured homes and modest single-family homes, with 2000s tract pockets. Blowing sand from the preserve dunes is a fact of life.
Permits: Riverside County TLMA Building & Safety (unincorporated area)
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Palm Desert
Incorporated city, 1973 · ZIP 92260, 92211
1950s–60s small homes in Palma Village and the south cove, 1960s Palm Desert Country Club homes, 1970s–80s country-club condos and 1990s–2000s tracts. 66% of housing units were built before 1990, and 27% are seasonal homes.
Permits: City of Palm Desert Building & Safety
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Indian Wells
Incorporated city, 1967 · ZIP 92210
1950s–60s custom club homes, 1970s–90s luxury estates and condos, and 2000s Toscana. This is the valley's upscale kitchen tier.
Permits: City of Indian Wells Building Division
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Bermuda Dunes
Unincorporated Riverside County · ZIP 92203
1960s–70s club homes, 1980s–2000s tract homes and some estate lots.
Permits: Riverside County TLMA Building & Safety (unincorporated area)
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Indio Hills
Unincorporated Riverside County · ZIP 92241
Rural homes on large lots and manufactured homes at about 1,000 feet; 92% of homes were built before 1990. Many properties use septic systems.
Permits: Riverside County TLMA Building & Safety (unincorporated area)
East valley
La Quinta to the Salton Sea: newer tracts, equestrian estates, farm towns and bilingual neighborhoods.
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La Quinta
Incorporated city, 1982 · ZIP 92253
Grew from 4,200 residents in 1980 to 37,558 in 2020, so 48% of homes were built in 2000 or later: 1980s–90s PGA West condos, 2000s tracts and small 1930s–80s Cove homes against the mountains.
Permits: City of La Quinta Design & Development / Building
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Indio
Incorporated city, 1930 · ZIP 92201, 92203
Older 1940s–60s homes near downtown, 1980s–90s golf communities and large 2000s master-planned growth: half of all homes were built in 2000 or later.
Permits: City of Indio Building & Safety
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Coachella
Incorporated city, 1946 · ZIP 92236
Older 1950s–80s single-family homes, large 2000s–2020s tracts on former farmland, and mobile homes on the outskirts. Half of homes were built in 2000 or later.
Permits: City of Coachella Development Services / Building
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Thermal
Unincorporated Riverside County · ZIP 92274
Rural farm homes and manufactured homes, plus new villas at The Thermal Club.
Permits: Riverside County TLMA Building & Safety (unincorporated area)
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Mecca
Unincorporated Riverside County · ZIP 92254
Older modest homes, farmworker housing and manufactured homes in an agricultural town more than 150 feet below sea level.
Permits: Riverside County TLMA Building & Safety (unincorporated area)
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Vista Santa Rosa
Unincorporated Riverside County · ZIP 92274
Equestrian and estate ranches, farm homes and newer luxury compounds below sea level.
Permits: Riverside County TLMA Building & Safety (unincorporated area)
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Oasis
Unincorporated Riverside County · ZIP 92274
Manufactured-home parks, farmworker housing and date ranches at the eastern foot of the Santa Rosa Mountains, 141 feet below sea level.
Permits: Riverside County TLMA Building & Safety (unincorporated area)