A town of 43,307, settled in 1876. A typical home worth about $434K.
The 3 things Coachella does most differently from other towns.
Where Coachella’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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Ordered by what stands out in Coachella. Another town gets a different order.
The typical Coachella home is worth about $434,000, about the same as a year ago, 43% below the California typical home.
Most working residents leave Coachella for work: only 11% work in town. The top destinations are Indio (14%), Palm Desert (10%) and La Quinta (7%). Half commute less than 12 miles.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 99% of U.S. communities.
38 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bagdouma Park | 1.2 mi | 33 |
| 2. De Oro Park | 0.3 mi | 5 |
| 3. Rancho Las Flores Park | — | 16 |
Coachella beats the California average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 20.
| What stands out | Coachella | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 3.3% | 6.4% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 4.2% | 5.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 25.8% | 10.6% |
The public schools Coachella’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 72% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coral Mountain Academy | K–6 | 815 | C |
| Valle del Sol Elementary | K–6 | 649 | C |
| Cesar Chavez Elementary | K–6 | 622 | C− |
| Valley View Elementary | K–6 | 603 | C− |
| Palm View Elementary | K–6 | 561 | C− |
| Peter Pendleton Elementary | K–6 | 499 | C− |
Coachella reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 67% report less. Within California, it does better than 55% of towns.
Coachella has warm winters and scorching summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 107°, a January night drops to 43°, and snow is almost unheard of.
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
City in the United States
Coachella ( KOH-ə-CHEL-ə, commonly koh-CHEL-ə) is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. It is the namesake and easternmost city of the Coachella Valley, in Southern California's Colorado Desert. Originally a railroad town, Coachella is a prominent hub for agriculture and shipping across Southern California and the Western United States. Coachella had a population of 41,941 in the 2020 Census. The city is officially bilingual in English and Spanish, with 90% of people speaking Spanish.
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3 towns share a border with Coachella.