The median home in Palm Springs, California is valued at $617,231, down 3.8% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $2,079, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 24.7x — well above the national average of 18x. Palm Springs is part of the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.
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Home Value$617,231
-3.8%
Rent$2,079/mo
AFFORDABILITYRenting $1,557/mo cheaper ($2,079 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + CA ins. 28% per HUD.
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$123,446 on $617,231
Out of reach — 58.2% of income
Need $155,829/yr to afford.
PITI$3,636
P/I58.2%
Afford$297K
Gap-$320K
P&I $3,121Tax $365Ins $150
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