Palm Desert is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Palm Desert, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
What kind of neighbors does Palm Desert have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
65 and older: 38 of every 100 people in Palm Desert
Across CA, 56 in 100 households own their home; in Palm Desert, 65. Over 2010–2020, the head count moved +6%. The town counts about 53,259 residents (2025 Census estimate). Kids under 18 make up 13 in 100 residents (CA: 22).
Median age 57.5 (CA 37.9).
About 87 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.6 points). Median age: women 59.8, men 55.2.
Counted by household. Plus 27% of homes are seasonal.
Adults 25 and older. 5.9% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 21 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Palm Desert says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 4 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Palm Desert
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Palm Desert’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Palm Desert or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Palm Desert in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.