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Indio HillsCA
The town has 1,117 residents and lies in California.
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Ryan House and Lost Horse Well · Photo: National Park Service inventory · Public domain
Population
1,117
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$337K
Census ACS
Household income
$92K
median
Median age
40.8
years
Jobs based here
68
A commuter town
Is Indio Hills a good place to live?
Indio Hills’ best subject grade is an A− for the outdoors; its weakest is a D− for hazard risk. Indio Hills’ midsummer high is 105°F, above both the California town median (89°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F). Only 46 of California’s 1,063 towns score lower on walkability. 37% of the land in Indio Hills is conserved, against 4.3% in California’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Indio Hills has 1 place on the National Register. The biggest place to walk is Indio Hills Palms Park, 2,702 acres with 1 miles of trail. Indio Hills has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Indio Hills stand out
Where Indio Hills beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Small town
1,117 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
IndioIndio Hills
How Indio Hills grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Indio Hills is from typical.
Hazard riskInland flooding tops the listD−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.2 of 20; 0% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →Jobs & income$92K median household incomeB+Open →Cost of livingTypical home $337K, 3.8 years of the Riverside metro’s $90K median household incomeCOpen →HealthJohn F Kennedy Memorial Hospital 9.4 miles awayCOpen →SchoolsBeat 56% of California districts on tests and graduationBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsGraded on parks, trails and protected landA−Open →HistoryLittle recorded history by comparisonD−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 33 attractions →Joshua Tree National Park and 16 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Indio Hills. Close and well known come first.
Big draw3 mi National ParkJoshua Tree National Park2.9M visitors a year
7 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Arena11 mi LandmarkForest Lawn Cemetery
25 mi MountainSan Jacinto Peak
38 mi MountainSan Gorgonio Mountain
24 mi National forestSan Bernardino National ForestSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Joshua Tree National Park: Sergiy Galyonkin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · San Bernardino National Forest: Scottthezombie (talk) (Transferred by JaumeBG/Originally uploaded by Scottthezom, CC BY-SA 3.0
Getting set up
Moving to Indio Hills: who provides what
Indio Hills is unincorporated, so Riverside County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerImperial Irrigation District18.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCoachella Vwd: I.d. No. 8 water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers91% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesRiverside CountyRiverside County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn California you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereRiverside Registrar of VotersRiverside County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code9224192241 100%Census 2020
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 Indio Hills.
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade D−
Very high risk in Indio Hills, with inland flooding at the top
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 96% of U.S. communities. Flood insurance has paid one claim in Indio Hills since 1988. Three fifths of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by earthquakes at 39%.
96risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingEarthquakes
1
paid flood claims since 1988
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
OutdoorsA−
Indio Hills keeps nearly a third of its land conserved
Across 5 parks and preserves: 5.2 miles of trail. For Indio Hills, the concentration of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves locally: 5, covering 2,768 acres.
37.1%conserved
37.1%
conserved · 5,166 of 13,937 acres
5.2 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Indio Hills Palms Park | 1 mi | 2,702 |
| 2. Joshua Tree National Park | — | 39 |
| 3. Joshua Tree Wilderness | — | 19 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+
Fewer of Indio Hills’ residents live below the poverty line than in the typical California or U.S. town
The top destinations are Indio (13%), Palm Desert (11%) and La Quinta (6%). Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Indio Hills rose by 50, to 68. 0.4% of Indio Hills working residents work locally. Half commute less than 15 miles.
0%work in town
| Indio Hills | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 0.1% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.4% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Indio Hills0%
Indio13%
Palm Desert11%
La Quinta6%
Blythe6%
15 mi
median commute distance
68
jobs based in Indio Hills
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HealthC
Indio Hills is less healthy than two in three U.S. towns
The share of adults in Indio Hills who sleep under 7 hours: 38%. CDC measures, 32 in all: Indio Hills beats California on 1 and trails on 9. Two figures for adults locally: 40% have obesity, 25% worry about having enough food.
33%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
| Indio Hills | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 9% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 70% | 72% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 29% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 16% | 14% |
32 measures vs. California
1 better22 too close to call9 worse
| What stands out | Indio Hills | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.1% | 6.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 16.5% | 10.6% |
John F Kennedy Memorial Hospital
9.4 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Climate
Mild winters and hot summers: that is Indio Hills’ year
The January low for Indio Hills comes to 46°F.
105°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter47–67°
Spring57–83°
Summer76–103°
Fall63–86°
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
105°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HousingCost of living grade C
Indio Hills stands out in California and nationally, with more of its households who are owner-occupiers
Indio Hills’ typical rent is $1,563 a month.
$360Kmedian sale price
| Indio Hills | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 93% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,563 a month | $1,896 a month | $1,185 a month |
0
homes sold in September
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Indio Hills
17pages on Indio Hills
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Indio Hills
California Indian Nations CollegeCommunity college · Public · Palm Desert7.6 mi$7,743 in-state tuitionCollege of the DesertCommunity college · Public · Palm Desert11 mi$1,326 in-state tuition
About 7 of every 100 Indio Hills residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Indio Hills for work
Where Indio Hills’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
68jobs based in Indio Hills
0%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Indio Hills
Census-designated place in California, United States
Indio Hills is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California. Indio Hills sits at an elevation of 1,017 feet (310 m). The 2020 United States census reported Indio Hills's population was 1,048.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 22 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,017 ft
Questions about Indio Hills
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Indio Hills, CA expensive?
The typical home is worth about $337,000, 56% 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 C.