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Bermuda Dunes vs Indio

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: size (11.5× in Indio) and home values (+30% in Bermuda Dunes).

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Bermuda Dunes, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 7,971 people
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Indio, CAHomes around $509KCalifornia · 91,950 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Bermuda DunesKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 63%of CA districts All about Bermuda Dunes →
IndioHomes around $509K
Housing$509K typical home33% below the CA typical home SchoolsBetter than 63%of CA districts Outdoors#344 most walkable in CA25 miles of trails across 14 parks and preserves All about Indio →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Size11.5×
Indio is the bigger place
Indio 91,950Bermuda Dunes 7,971
Home values+30%
Homes cost more in Bermuda Dunes
Bermuda Dunes $596,300Indio $458,400
Work from home+9.1 pts
More people work from home in Bermuda Dunes
Bermuda Dunes 14.2%Indio 5.1%
Homeowners+17.5 pts renters
Bermuda Dunes has more renters
Indio 67.1%Bermuda Dunes 49.6%
Bachelor’s degree++14 pts
More adults in Bermuda Dunes have a degree
Bermuda Dunes 34.5%Indio 20.5%
Kids under 18+6.9 pts
Indio has more kids
Indio 24.8%Bermuda Dunes 17.9%
★ What stands out · Report cards

Bermuda Dunes places higher on 11 of 18 CA lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every California ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
BBermuda DunesBetter than 63% of districts in the state BIndioBetter than 63% of districts in the state
Health
BBermuda DunesHealthier than 61% of U.S. towns CIndioHealthier than 29% of U.S. towns
11Bermuda Dunes
6Indio

Lists won, of 18 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most remote workersWork · 801 towns #363#694 Most activeHealth · 844 towns #364#657 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 844 towns #448#692 HealthiestHealth · 844 towns #432#661 Most educatedPeople · 844 towns #357#577 Best schoolsSchools · 574 towns #563#462 Lowest depressionHealth · 844 towns #568#420 Highest incomeIncome · 843 towns #457#596

Left end = #1 in California. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Bermuda Dunes’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $350 more a month in Bermuda Dunes

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Bermuda Dunes$3,440/mo
Typical home $596K (Census) · tax rate 0.64% · or rent about $1,693/mo · Housing →
Indio$3,090/mo
Typical home $509K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.99% · or rent about $1,437/mo · Housing →

The difference: $350 a month, about $4,200 a year, between Bermuda Dunes and Indio.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Bermuda Dunes and Indio share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Bermuda DunesIndioBermuda DunesIndio
Bermuda Dunes ↔ Indio3.1 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
280 Bermuda Dunes residents work in Indio (8.4% of its workers)
Work & commute in Bermuda Dunes →
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Bermuda DunesIndio
Snow a year0″0″
January low47°F47°F
July high106°F106°F
Growing season (days)365d365d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)98th94th
Outdoors & history
Bermuda DunesIndio
Trails—25 mi
Conserved land—3.2%
Settled—1873
Archive photos—14
Famous people born here—22
Community
Bermuda DunesIndio
Library hours a week—38 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Bermuda DunesIndio
People
Population 7,971Lowest 91,950Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +13.2%Lowest CA: +6.1% +17.2%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 41.1±2.8Highest 8% above CA 38.6±1.1Lowest about the CA average
Bermuda Dunes and Indio are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.9%±3.4Lowest CA: 22% 24.8%±1.6Highest CA: 22%
Age 65+ 19%±3.8Highest CA: 15.7% 18.6%±1Lowest CA: 15.7%
Bermuda Dunes and Indio are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 34.5%Highest CA: 37.1% 20.5%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6%±1.9Highest CA: 7.6% 5.5%±0.8Lowest CA: 7.6%
Bermuda Dunes and Indio are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $90,818±$12kHighest 8% below CA $77,167±$6kLowest 22% below CA
Bermuda Dunes and Indio are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $596,300±$57kHighest 19% below CA $458,400±$10kLowest 38% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,693±$163Highest 17% below CA $1,437±$53Lowest 29% below CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,807Lowest 26% below CA $4,559Highest 11% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 59.1%±14.8Highest CA: 55.3% 57.9%±6.3Lowest CA: 55.3%
Bermuda Dunes and Indio are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 8.5%Lowest CA: 12% 11.5%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 49.6%Lowest CA: 55.9% 67.1%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1986Lowest 10 yrs newer than CA 2000Highest 24 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 28% below CA 23 minHighest 20% below CA
Work from home 14.2%±6.2Highest CA: 17.2% 5.1%±1Lowest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 5.3%Lowest 16.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.3 miLowest 10.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.67Highest 0.58Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Palm Desert (15%)Palm Desert (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 8% work in IndioFew work in Bermuda Dunes
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 3.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 25.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.8 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 14Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 74.4Lowest 83.2Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #563 of 574 in CA#462 of 574 in CA
School district Desert Sands UnifiedCoachella Valley Unified · Desert Sands Unified
High school in town None in townIndio High
Students per teacherat that high school — 23.6
California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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