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33.74° N · 116.29° W · GEOID 0606028

Bermuda Dunes

Riverside County, California · part of the Riverside, CA metro

CaliforniaBermuda Dunes, CABermuda DunesBermuda Dunes

The short answer

Bermuda Dunes is home to 7,971 people. Median household income is $90,818 a year and median rent is $1,693 a month, 22.4% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $596,300, about 6.6x annual median household income.

The story in Bermuda Dunes is how fast things are changing. Rent took 26.6% of the median income in the 2019 survey and 22.4% in 2024. In the 25 places most like it the share rose 2.4 points on average, so affordability held up better here. Also notable: OpenStreetMap shows 0 parks per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 95% of places its size. It is the lowest of 655 California places we track.

23OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Weak

Bermuda Dunes scores better than 23% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 308th of 654 in California.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%22
Economy 20%50
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%14
Education 10%55
Commute 10%76
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,693
24% above the median place
Median household income
$90,818
13% above the median place
Median home value
$596,300
87% above the median place
Unemployment
5.5%
12% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Bermuda Dunes

  • How it is changingHousehold income rose 8.7% a year while rent rose 5% between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, pay gained on rent more than in 80% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Bermuda Dunes

Riverside County gains about 3.7 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in101,381
Moved out93,994
Net+7,387

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

San Bernardino County, CA20,77517,635+3,140
Los Angeles County, CA20,74210,934+9,808
Orange County, CA16,0978,941+7,156
San Diego County, CA12,7088,425+4,283
Maricopa County, AZ1,4192,705−1,286
Clark County, NV1,4412,516−1,075

Within California, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within CaliforniaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$76K
Leavers$71K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Riverside County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
4.8% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.8% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Riverside County report $76,400 a year in income on average; those leaving, $71,200, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$67,700 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,693 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,460 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $596,300.
Getting to work
21 minutes each way on average; 14.2% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
White Hall, AR matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
4.8%
16% below the median place
Moved from another state1
0.8%
57% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
3.7
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureBermuda DunesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year14.8%16% below
Moved from another state1County figure0.8%57% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure3.7above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$76,4178% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$71,2221% above
02

What it costs to live here

The median home costs 6.6 years of the median household's income, more than in 92% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.

Bermuda Dunes22.4%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$67,720
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
22.4%
10% above the median place
Home price to income
6.6x
73% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
22%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$69,500
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Bermuda Dunes, $1,693 a month, and local prices for everything else (101.8 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Bermuda Dunes, but easier on the budget

Places that match Bermuda Dunes on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
White Hall, AR9215.1% vs 22.4%n/aCompare
Eastman, GA8817.6% vs 22.4%n/aCompare
Lindale, TX8518.4% vs 22.4%$2,500Compare
Seabrook, TX8317.2% vs 22.4%$18,000Compare

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Vacant homes1
18.0%
155% above the median place
Homeownership1
49.6%
25% below the median place
Median home value1
$596,300
87% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureBermuda DunesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,69324% above
Rent to income122.4%10% above
Property tax rate10.6%30% below
Home price to income16.6x73% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure106.46% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,10330% above
HUD area median income4County figure$106,5001% below
Property tax paid (median)1$3,80717% above
Median home value1$596,30087% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure1.3%59% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure54.3%5% above
Homeownership149.6%25% below
Renters paying 30%+159.1%17% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,46031% above
Vacant homes118.0%155% above
Median year built119860% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Mean commute1
21 min
16% below the median place
Income per person1
$49,569
24% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Poverty rate8.5% −21%
Unemployment5.5% +12%
Median household income$90,818 +13%
Works from home14.2% +14%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureBermuda DunesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$90,81813% above
Income per person1$49,56924% above
Unemployment15.5%12% above
Average annual pay6County figure$61,1007% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure2.3%38% below
Jobs6County figure846,070above (median 150,665)
Poverty rate18.5%21% below
Mean commute121 min16% below
Works from home114.2%14% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Median age is 41.1, 5% above the median place.

Median age1
41.1
5% above the median place
Born abroad1
13.1%
48% above the median place
High school or higher1
89.9%
3% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband93.6% +1%
Household size2.4 −2%
Bachelor's or higher34.5% +8%
No health insurance6.9% +8%
All 8 people measures
MeasureBermuda DunesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population17,9714954th largest
Median age141.15% above
Bachelor's or higher134.5%8% above
High school or higher189.9%3% below
Household size12.42% below
Born abroad113.1%48% above
No health insurance16.9%8% above
Homes with broadband193.6%1% above
05

Life in Bermuda Dunes

Public schools here have 25.5 students per teacher, more than in 99% of the 1,648 places under 10,000 people we track.

104 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 4 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k2.5 +18%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k5.0 −55%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Joshua Tree National Park 27 miles
  • Joshua Tree Wilderness 55 miles
  • Mojave National Preserve 85 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars17.4 −16%
Shops22.7 −25%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.3 −20%
Doctors' offices and clinics17.4 −14%
Child care centers1.4 −39%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools12
1
89% below the median place
Students per teacher12
25.5
66% above the median place
Public school students12
562
89% below the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureBermuda DunesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12189% below
Public school students1256289% below
Students per teacher1225.566% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure17.416% below
Shops per 10k8County figure22.725% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure3.320% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure17.414% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.439% below
Parks per 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k92.518% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k95.055% below
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1026.913% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1020% above
National Register listings11County figure104above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Median air quality index is 80, 86% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Bermuda Dunes. Larger places are fetched first.

Median air quality index15
80
86% above the median place
Good air days15
10.7%
84% below the median place
Annual precipitation13
8.0 in
82% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureBermuda DunesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure101°F16% above
January average low13County figure42°F67% above
Average temperature13County figure69°F25% above
Annual precipitation13County figure8.0 in82% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure99.98% above
Hurricane risk14County figure12.083% below
Tornado risk14County figure86.76% above
Wildfire risk14County figure100.063% above
Heat wave risk14County figure98.59% above
Median air quality index15County figure8086% above
Good air days15County figure10.7%84% below
08

Bermuda Dunes in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 22% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 22% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Bermuda Dunes does better than 24% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 81%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,693/mo (2024)$2,170/mo$1,780 to $2,650/mo+4.2%
Median household income$90,818 (2024)$117,500$99,500 to $139,000+4.4%
Median home value$596,300 (2024)$877,000$637,000 to $1,208,000+6.6%

The median home would be worth 7.5 years of the median income in 2030, against 6.6 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Bermuda Dunes

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Carmichael, CA$1,702$85,914Compare
Burien, WA$1,782$91,318Compare
Kailua, HI$1,754$88,211Compare
Snohomish, WA$1,654$87,250Compare
Snohomish, WAKailua, HIBurien, WACarmichael, CABermuda Dunes, CABermuda DunesCarmichaelBurienKailuaBermuda DunesCarmichaelBurienKailua

Places built like Bermuda Dunes

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Bermuda Dunes performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Bermuda Dunes, CA22.4%8.7%/yrn/a
Grover Beach, CA28.6%6.1%/yr-1.7%Compare
Cotati, CA22.3%6.1%/yr-3.4%Compare
Jennings Lodge, OR28.2%5.3%/yrn/aCompare
Sumner, WA24.1%9.3%/yr2.4%Compare
Myrtletown, CA31.4%0.4%/yrn/aCompare
Snohomish, WA22.7%4.0%/yr5.9%Compare

Common questions

Is Bermuda Dunes a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 23 out of 100, better than 23% of the places we rate and 308th of 654 in California. Household income rose 8.7% a year while rent rose 5% between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, pay gained on rent more than in 80% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 8 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Bermuda Dunes expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 22.4% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $596,300.

What salary do you need to live in Bermuda Dunes?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $67,720 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Bermuda Dunes?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Carmichael, CA, Burien, WA, Kailua, HI and Snohomish, WA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Bermuda Dunes with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Bermuda Dunes itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/bermuda-dunes-california

Citytistics. “Bermuda Dunes, California.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/bermuda-dunes-california/

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