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About La Quinta
City in California, United StatesLa Quinta (Spanish for "the country estate") is a desert resort city in Riverside County, California, United States. Located between Indian Wells and Indio, it is one of the nine cities of the Coachella Valley. The population was 37,558 at the 2020 census, up from 37,467 at the 2010 census. Golf courses include La Quinta Resort and Club, a resort dating to 1926, where director Frank Capra wrote the screenplay for Lost Horizon, and SilverRock Golf Resort, which hosts the annual Bob Hope Chrysler Classic PGA golf tournament.
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Housing in La Quinta
The typical La Quinta home is worth about $735,000, about the same as a year ago, close to the California typical home.
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Safety in La Quinta
Safety Grade C
La Quinta reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 66% report less. Within California, it does better than 56% of towns.
Work & commute in La Quinta
Full picture →Most working residents leave La Quinta for work: only 13% work in town. The top destinations are Palm Desert (13%), Indio (9%) and Palm Springs (6%). Half commute less than 11 miles.
Health in La Quinta
Health Grade B
Healthier than 57% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with California
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 11 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in La Quinta
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 85% of U.S. communities.
Climate in La Quinta
Full climate →La Quinta has warm winters and scorching summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 107°, a January night drops to 45°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Schools in La Quinta
All La Quinta schools →School Grade C
The public schools La Quinta’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 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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