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Indio vs Bermuda Dunes

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

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Indio, CAHomes around $509KCalifornia · 91,950 people
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Bermuda Dunes, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 7,971 people
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.

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.

★ 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.

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.

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

Indio and Bermuda Dunes share a border

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

IndioBermuda DunesIndioBermuda Dunes
Indio ↔ Bermuda Dunes3.1 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
IndioBermuda Dunes
Snow a year0″0″
January low47°F47°F
July high106°F106°F
Growing season (days)365d365d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)94th98th
Outdoors & history
IndioBermuda Dunes
Trails25 mi—
Conserved land3.2%—
Settled1873—
Archive photos14—
Famous people born here22—
Community
IndioBermuda Dunes
Library hours a week38 hrs—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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.

IndioBermuda Dunes
People
Population 91,950Highest 7,971Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +17.2%Highest CA: +6.1% +13.2%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 38.6±1.1Lowest about the CA average 41.1±2.8Highest 8% above CA
Bermuda Dunes and Indio are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.8%±1.6Highest CA: 22% 17.9%±3.4Lowest CA: 22%
Age 65+ 18.6%±1Lowest CA: 15.7% 19%±3.8Highest 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+ 20.5%Lowest CA: 37.1% 34.5%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.5%±0.8Lowest CA: 7.6% 6%±1.9Highest 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 $77,167±$6kLowest 22% below CA $90,818±$12kHighest 8% 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 $458,400±$10kLowest 38% below CA $596,300±$57kHighest 19% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,437±$53Lowest 29% below CA $1,693±$163Highest 17% below CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,559Highest 11% below CA $3,807Lowest 26% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 57.9%±6.3Lowest CA: 55.3% 59.1%±14.8Highest 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 11.5%Highest CA: 12% 8.5%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 67.1%Highest CA: 55.9% 49.6%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 2000Highest 24 yrs newer than CA 1986Lowest 10 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minHighest 20% below CA 21 minLowest 28% below CA
Work from home 5.1%±1Lowest CA: 17.2% 14.2%±6.2Highest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 16.3%Highest 5.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.8 miHighest 8.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.58Lowest 0.67Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Palm Desert (11%)Palm Desert (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bermuda Dunes8% work in Indio
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 25.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 14Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 83.2Highest 74.4Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #462 of 574 in CA#563 of 574 in CA
School district Coachella Valley Unified · Desert Sands UnifiedDesert Sands Unified
High school in town Indio HighNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 23.6 —
California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Indio neighborsTown Square →
T Weaver · 6d

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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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