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Outdoors in Indio
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1937
Oklahoma sharecropper and family entering California. Stalled on the desert near Indio, California, 1937
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About Indio
City in California, United StatesIndio (Spanish for "Indian") is a city in central Riverside County, California, United States, in the Coachella Valley of Southern California's Colorado Desert region. Indio is approximately 125 miles (201 km) east of Los Angeles, 23 miles (37 km) east of Palm Springs, and 98 miles (158 km) west of Blythe, California. The population was 89,137 at the 2020 United States census, up from 76,036 at the 2010 census, an increase of 17%. Indio is the most populous city in the Coachella Valley, and was formerly referred to as the "Hub of the Valley," a Chamber of Commerce slogan used in the mid-twentieth century. Indio is now nicknamed the "City of Festivals," a reference to the numerous cultural e…
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Housing in Indio
The typical Indio home is worth about $509,000, down 1% in a year, 33% below the California typical home.
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Safety in Indio
Not graded
A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Indio's police department reported only 2023 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Work & commute in Indio
Full picture →Most working residents leave Indio for work: only 16% work in town. The top destinations are Palm Desert (11%), La Quinta (8%) and Rancho Mirage (5%). Half commute less than 11 miles.
Health in Indio
Health Grade C
Healthier than 30% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with California
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 17 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Indio
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 94% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Indio
Full climate →Indio has warm winters and scorching summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 107°, a January night drops to 44°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Schools in Indio
All Indio schools →School Grade B
The public schools Indio’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 63% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within CA. Ratings are from neighbors.
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