| | Palm Desert, CA | Pahrump, NV | United States |
| Overall | 131.2 | 93.5 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 99.6 | 100.6 | 100 |
| Health | 87.3 | 87.7 | 100 |
| Housing | 156.6 | 96.3 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $539,000 | $329,500 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 11,040.0% | 10,190.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 125.8 | 95.3 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 112.1 | 89.0 | 100 |
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Palm Desert 
14 Reviews
Palm Desert, CA is full of rude people. One woman in a long sleeved pink shirt is being extremely rude and mocking people for no reason at a neighborhood Walmart in Palm More
Palm Desert is clean, upscale and beautiful. The views of the Santa Rosa Mountains bright blue sky and green expanses of golf course fairways, swimming pools and More
I made the mistake of moving here after a short vacation to be closer to family. Biggest mistake of my life! This is not the place to live if health is important to you. More
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There is so much new blood here and it's young. With the opening of Arby's, Chipotle, and maybe Dutch Brothers it's starting to feel a lot bigger than it used to. There More
We moved to Pahrump about 7 years ago after our home in Las Vegas sold to the first couple looking at it, and we couldn't find a home there that we liked in our price More
Someone needs to update this information. Things have changed. The Town of Pahrump is making changes. No one wants negative comments about where they live, and the fact More
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