What is the median rent in Desert Hot Springs, CA?

Name: Median rent in Desert Hot Springs, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
License: https://www.census.gov/data/developers/about/terms-of-service.html

The median gross rent in Desert Hot Springs, CA is $1,412 (±$125) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 5,450 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Desert Hot Springs, the median gross rent went from $963 in 2015–2019 to $1,412 in 2020–2024 (+46.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,412 (±$125)
Rented homes: 5,450 (±581)
$2,000 or more: 23.5%
Since 2015–2019: +46.6%

How much rent costs in Desert Hot Springs

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Desert Hot Springs	Riverside County	California	United States
Less than $500	4.7% (±2.4 points)	2.9%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	22.9% (±5.8 points)	8.8%	7.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	26.6% (±4.7 points)	20.0%	16.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	22.4% (±6.1 points)	22.9%	21.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	18.6% (±5.8 points)	21.4%	19.8%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	3.0% (±2.6 points)	12.6%	12.5%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	1.9% (±1.6 points)	11.5%	19.1%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 26.6% of renting households.

23.5% of rented homes in Desert Hot Springs cost $2,000 or more a month.

Desert Hot Springs against Riverside County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Desert Hot Springs	Riverside County	California	United States
Median gross rent	$1,412 (±$125)	$1,901 (±$17)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	5,450 (±581)	230,441 (±3,401)	5,783,331 (±22,650)	42,849,984

In Desert Hot Springs, median gross rent is lower than in Riverside County ($1,901).

It is also lower than in California ($2,036).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

In Riverside County, Desert Hot Springs ranks 56 of 69 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 760 of 1,010.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Desert Hot Springs has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$963 (±$45)	$1,412 (±$125)	+46.6%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	55.6% (±2.9 points)	49.3% (±4.8 points)	−6.3 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	1.2% (±1.1 points)	3.4% (±2.6 points)	+2.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Desert Hot Springs

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Desert Hot Springs
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Desert Hot Springs	—	$1,412 (±$125)	—
Garnet	4.5 mi	$1,907 (±$349)	Higher
Desert Edge	6.3 mi	$903 (±$310)	Lower
Morongo Valley	8.0 mi	$1,354 (±$91)	Not measurably different
Whitewater	8.4 mi	$1,190 (±$314)	Not measurably different
Cathedral City	9.6 mi	$1,601 (±$90)	Higher
Palm Springs	11 mi	$1,562 (±$61)	Higher
Sky Valley	12 mi	$863 (±$258)	Lower
Yucca Valley	13 mi	$1,428 (±$185)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Desert Edge, CA ($903), Sky Valley, CA ($863).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Garnet, CA ($1,907), Cathedral City, CA ($1,601), Palm Springs, CA ($1,562).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Riverside County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
50	Good Hope	$1,528 (±$274)
51	Cabazon	$1,519 (±$710)
52	Rancho Mirage	$1,510 (±$322)
53	Thousand Palms	$1,495 (±$448)
54	Highgrove	$1,463 (±$283)
55	Indio	$1,437 (±$53)
56	Desert Hot Springs	$1,412 (±$125)
57	Cherry Valley	$1,399 (±$215)
58	North Shore	$1,365 (±$47)
59	Vista Santa Rosa	$1,356 (±$548)
60	Whitewater	$1,190 (±$314)
61	Coachella	$1,144 (±$76)
62	Mesa Verde	$1,106 (±$372)

Showing 13 of 69 places in Riverside County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

What you can do on Seayora in Desert Hot Springs

One account for renting, owning, managing and fixing homes, with these figures beside you.

Looking for a place to rent?

Browse homes for rent near Desert Hot Springs, save the ones you like and apply online.

Browse rentals · Create a renter account

Own or manage a rental?

List it, sign the lease and collect rent online, with the figures for Desert Hot Springs beside you.

Create a landlord account · See what landlords get

Do repairs, renovations or maintenance?

Get found by owners and renters near Desert Hot Springs, and send estimates and invoices from your phone.

Join as a pro · Find a pro

Questions about Desert Hot Springs

What is the average rent in Desert Hot Springs, CA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Desert Hot Springs is $1,412 (±$125) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Desert Hot Springs?

In Desert Hot Springs, the median gross rent went from $963 in 2015–2019 to $1,412 in 2020–2024 (+46.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

How many rentals in Desert Hot Springs cost more than $2,000 a month?

23.5% of rented homes in Desert Hot Springs have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 4.7% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Desert Hot Springs higher than in Riverside County?

In Desert Hot Springs, median gross rent is lower than in Riverside County ($1,901).

It is also lower than in California ($2,036).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Desert Hot Springs city, California (place:18996, in state:06).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

The API needs a free key.

Request a Census API key.

DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.