Palm Desert, CA Housing Market 2026: What Homes Actually Sell For
What homes actually sell for in Palm Desert: a median closing price of $525,000 across 966 closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, plus the full price spread.
Palm Desert produces a steady stream of closings but little consensus: sales over the last six months span a range wide enough that the median is a midpoint between different markets, not a going rate. The distribution below matters more than the headline.
The snapshot
- •Closings tracked, last 6 months: 966
- •Median sold price, last 6 months: $525,000
- •Median sold $/sqft, last 6 months: $311
- •Middle half of sales closed between: $384,000 and $775,000
What the numbers say
Resideline tracked 966 closed sales in Palm Desert over the last six months, with a median closing price of $525,000. That median is the midpoint of what buyers actually paid, not what sellers hoped to get, which is why it moves differently from the asking prices you see on listing sites. The middle half of those sales closed between $384,000 and $775,000. That spread matters more than the headline median: where a specific property sits inside it decides whether the citywide number helps you or misleads you. These are the closings Resideline tracks and may differ from complete county or municipal records. Across the 962 closings with usable living area, the middle half sold between $260 and $376 per square foot.
Figures last updated September 6, 2026 from closings Resideline tracked.
Median home price in Palm Desert, CA (September 2026)
The median home price in Palm Desert is $525,000, measured across the 966 closed sales Resideline tracked over the last six months. The middle half of those sales closed between $384,000 and $775,000.
Where Palm Desert sale prices land
Medians hide the shape of a market. The distribution above covers the closed sales Resideline tracked in Palm Desert over the last six months that carry a usable sale date, trimmed to the 5th through 95th percentile, with the middle half of sales closing between $384,000 and $775,000. Among the 262 California markets with a published band, Palm Desert's middle-half spread ($384,000 to $775,000) ranks 211th from the narrowest. Where your target property sits inside that spread matters more than the citywide median.
How long a sale takes here
- •Listed to under contract: a median of 55 days, across 644 Palm Desert closings Resideline tracked in the last six months
- •Contract to closing: a median of 14 days, across 594 Palm Desert closings Resideline tracked in the last six months
The Palm Desert angle
Palm Desert's closed sales spread about as much as the typical market we track, which puts the median in an awkward middle ground: useful for orientation, unreliable for pricing. Across 966 closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, the median closed sale price was $525,000, and the middle half of sales closed between $384,000 and $775,000, with the stretch above the median longer than the stretch below it.
From market read to offer price
A spread this wide means the citywide number cannot price a specific address; the step that matters is the property-level read. The decision still comes down to one property and one number: what it is actually worth and what you should pay. Every Resideline report opens with this same market snapshot for the subject's exact ZIP code, then gives you the property's value, the sold comps behind it, and a market rent estimate. Pricing a specific deal? The free ARV calculator and rental property calculator run the numbers in about a minute.
And we show our work. Every estimate is frozen while the home is for sale and graded against the real closing price after it sells. See the live accuracy dashboard for the receipts, or read how the Area Market Snapshot works.
Run any Palm Desert address through Resideline and you will see the local market and the property's value together, in one report.
Cite this
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Source: Resideline Market Watch
Market: Palm Desert, CA
Geography: incorporated municipality, Census place 0655184
Data updated: September 2026
Analysis period: last six months
Tracked closings: 966
Median sold price: $525,000
Median sold $/sqft: $311 (962 qualifying)
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The local market statistics in this report are calculated from closed sales tracked by Resideline. Transaction coverage may differ from complete county or municipal records.
Every local market figure on this page is computed from closed sales Resideline tracked in Palm Desert over the last six months, and is refreshed when the data is.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median home price in Palm Desert?
The median sold price in Palm Desert over the last 6 months is $525,000, measured across 966 closings Resideline tracked.
How many homes sold in Palm Desert last month?
Resideline tracked 109 closed sales in Palm Desert in August 2026, out of 966 closings tracked over the last six months. These are tracked samples of market activity, not official county totals.
What is the typical sale price range in Palm Desert?
The middle half of Palm Desert sales over the last six months closed between $384,000 and $775,000, with a median of $525,000.
What is the typical price per square foot in Palm Desert?
Among qualifying Palm Desert closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, the median sold price per square foot was $311, measured across 962 sales with usable living area. Median is used rather than average because outliers distort the mean.
Where should I start a Palm Desert valuation?
Start with the closed range, then narrow into it. Across 966 closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, the median closed sale price was $525,000 and the middle half of sales closed between $384,000 and $775,000. Decide from matched comps which part of that range the subject belongs in, and remember that the upper portion of the band covers more ground than the lower, so a strong subject moves away from the median faster than a weak one does.
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