not the place for me.........
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7/19/2021
lived here 13 years and leaving as soon as possible. crime rate high but getting better. much improved place since 2008. if you buy a house choose the neighborhood and neighbors VERY carefully. riverside county has changed codes to allow folks to collect trash on their property and also build illegally without permits. DHS is a place that MANY sex offenders and parolees can reside coming from LA COUNTY - not many people are aware of that. literacy rate generally LOW and social benefits [welfare] very high - so the town attracts folks looking for that. you will get the california property value benefit over 10 years but then again you have to put up with generally petty property crime and damage to your property. local police will look into "big" crimes but generally ignore all other crime. wouldn't raise a family here but would retire here for the weather. palm springs has the airport and you can generally fly anywhere in the world from there. three to four months out of the year temps 105 or higher and 85 at night - big AC bill if you don't have solar. generally, cost of living not that bad at all. huge alternative lifestyle place so if that offends you probably not the place for you.
jonathan | Desert Hot Springs, CA