Bermuda DunesCA
A town of 7,971.
What should you know before moving to Bermuda Dunes?
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 98% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Overall it grades C, 433rd of 841 graded towns in California. Its weakest subject is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $596K, 6.7 years of the Riverside metro’s $90K median household income. Bermuda Dunes’ July high is 107°F, above both the California town median (89°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F). Only 8 of California’s 1,064 towns score lower on the outdoors. Bermuda Dunes is more walkable than 69% of U.S. towns.
Bermuda Dunes has grown 13% from 2010 to 2020
7,282 counted in 2010 and 8,244 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Bermuda Dunes grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Bermuda Dunes is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Joshua Tree National Park and 18 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bermuda Dunes. Close and well known come first.
Big draw10 mi National ParkJoshua Tree National Park2.9M visitors a year
Big draw38 mi LakeSalton Sea
4 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Arena10 mi LandmarkForest Lawn Cemetery
23 mi MountainSan Jacinto Peak
39 mi MountainSan Gorgonio MountainPhoto credits
Joshua Tree National Park: Sergiy Galyonkin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Salton Sea: NASA, Public domain · Acrisure Arena: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0 · San Jacinto Peak: Wattewyl, CC BY 3.0 · San Gorgonio Mountain: Doc Searls, CC BY-SA 2.0
Moving to Bermuda Dunes: who provides what
Bermuda Dunes is unincorporated, so Riverside County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Bermuda Dunes.
Bermuda Dunes has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, has less tooth loss than most of California and has commutes shorter than most of California.
Bermuda Dunes has a very high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in Bermuda Dunes, 69% come from inland flooding and 31% from earthquakes. This California town has had 4 paid flood insurance claims since 1983.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
On state tests, Bermuda Dunes’ schools beat 56% of California districts
Its two schools are below. The public schools here belong to the Desert Sands Unified school district. Bermuda Dunes’ only public school teaches 562 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Monroe ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 562 | – |
| Desert Christian Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 650 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Most of Bermuda Dunes’ workers commute out: the town has 0.7 jobs for each of them
The average commute for its 3,324 working residents takes 20.8 minutes, against 28.7 across California.
Only 5% of working residents stay in Bermuda Dunes for work; the rest commute out. Since 2013, Bermuda Dunes has added 336 jobs, to 2,233 in 2023. Bermuda Dunes’ mean commuting time comes in at 21 minutes. The top destinations are Palm Desert (15%), La Quinta (9%) and Indio (8%).
| Bermuda Dunes | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8.5% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $91,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.3% | 6.6% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers in Bermuda Dunes
The Indio Fire Stn weather station, 5 miles away, records that about 184 days a year reach 90°, more than in 100% of U.S. towns. January nights average 44.5°, milder than in 97% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 106.7°.
In Bermuda Dunes, the January low is 45°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Residents of Bermuda Dunes are healthier than three in five U.S. towns
Its widest gap with California is tooth loss: 6.7% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 10.6% statewide.
This California town does better than the California average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 5. In Bermuda Dunes, 36% of adults have obesity, and 15% binge drink. Also worth knowing: among adults here, 74% had a checkup this year.
| Bermuda Dunes | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 72% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 29% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Bermuda Dunes | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.7% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults lacking emotional support | 24.5% | 28.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.3% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
More middle-aged adults than California overall
Bermuda Dunes: 35% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. Adults 35 to 64 are 43% of residents (39% statewide); children under 18 are 18% of residents (22% statewide). The age of the median resident here is 41.1 years.
| Bermuda Dunes | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 18% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 29% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 16% | 18% |
| Median age | 41.1 years | 39 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.7 points. Across California, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Bermuda Dunes | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.2% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.7% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.2% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.3% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.1% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.3% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.3% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.7% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.3% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.1% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 19.4% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.5% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.6% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.6% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.9% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
A home in Bermuda Dunes sells for about $458K at the median
Bermuda Dunes’ midpoint rent stands at $1,693 a month. In Bermuda Dunes, half of households own their home. Homes in Bermuda Dunes sold for 93.7% of their list price on average.
| Bermuda Dunes | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 50% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,693 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Bermuda Dunes
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Bermuda Dunes
About 6 of every 100 Bermuda Dunes residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
95% of working residents leave Bermuda Dunes for work
Where Bermuda Dunes’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Bermuda Dunes
Census-designated place in California, United States
Bermuda Dunes is a census-designated place (CDP) in Riverside County, California. The population was 8,244 at the 2020 census. Situated approximately 19 miles (31 km) east of Palm Springs, Bermuda Dunes is located in the mid-valley area of the Coachella Valley, between the cities of Palm Desert, La Quinta, and Indio. Bermuda Dunes formerly had the name of Myoma. The Bermuda Dunes Country Club was developed in 1958 by Ernie Dunlevie and Ray Ryan; it attracted celebrities such as Clark Gable as members. The community is also home to the general aviation Bermuda Dunes Airport.
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- Area
- 2.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 95 ft
Bermuda Dunes’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Bermuda Dunes.
It grades higher overall than all 4 graded towns on its borders; La Quinta (D) comes closest.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bermuda Dunes | #433 | C | D | — | B | B |
| La Quinta | #566 | D | D− | C | C+ | B |
| Indio | #577 | D | D | C+ | B | C |
| Desert Palms | #667 | D | D− | — | B | B− |
| Palm Desert | #584 | D | D− | C− | B | B |
Bermuda Dunes and Desert Palms report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Bermuda Dunes with a neighbor →
Questions about Bermuda Dunes
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bermuda Dunes, CA a good place to live?
Bermuda Dunes grades C overall, better than 26% of U.S. towns and #433 of 841 in California. It grades B for health and B for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Bermuda Dunes, CA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $596,000, 22% below the California typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.