For home sellers in the Coachella Valley, August was both the best of times and the worst of times, depending on where you were — a tale of nine cities.
In some places, such as La Quinta, prices dropped significantly and far fewer homes were sold compared to a year earlier. In others, such as Indian Wells, home prices ticked up slightly, but the number of sales increased, too.
And as usual, some of the valley’s priciest homes went for some rather stunning numbers. Two golf course-adjacent properties in La Quinta and Palm Desert sold for a whopping $17.5 million and $14.5 million, respectively.
See these numbers and more in our latest monthly market breakdown below. The breakdown contains single-family home sales numbers for the nine Coachella Valley
cities from August 2026 compiled by TheMLS.com, a private industry database for realtors in Southern California.
The Desert Sun is able to share this data with subscribers through a partnership with Greater Palm Springs Realtors. The numbers in this report are accurate as of Sept. 2.
Home prices in Palm Springs for August
- Number of homes sold: 36 (-16 from Aug. 2025)
- Median price of home sold: $908,812 (-1.8% from Aug. 2025)
- Median list price of home on the market: $999,949
- Lowest price of home sold: $418,000
- Highest price of home sold: $3.4 million (1677 Hillview Crest)
- Average number of days homes were listed for before selling: 68
Home prices in Desert Hot Springs for August
- Number of homes sold: 37 (-3 from Aug. 2026)
- Median price of home sold: $413,226 (+1.4% from Aug. 2026)
- Median list price of home on the market: $436,500
- Lowest price of home sold: $250,000
- Highest price of home sold: $526,543 (15473 Avenida De Soledad)
- Average number of days homes were listed for before selling: 54
Home prices in Cathedral City for August
- Number of homes sold: 38 (-12 from Aug. 2025)
- Median price of home sold: $550,000 (+1% from Aug. 2025)
- Median list price of home on the market: $569,000
- Lowest price of home sold: $330,000
- Highest price of home sold: $950,000 (69791 Matisse Road)
- Average number of days homes were listed for before selling: 56
Home prices in Rancho Mirage for August
- Number of homes sold: 30 (-8 from Aug. 2025)
- Median price of home sold: $1.25 million (+4.6% from Aug. 2025)
- Median list price of home on the market: $1.275 million
- Lowest price of home sold: $680,000
- Highest price of home sold: $3.95 million (3 Sierra Vista Drive)
- Average number of days homes were listed for before selling: 73
Home prices in Palm Desert for August
- Number of homes sold: 61 (+18 from Aug. 2025)
- Median price of home sold: 580,000 (+1.9% from Aug. 2025)
- Median list price of home on the market: 656,500
- Lowest price of home sold: $319,000
- Highest price of home sold: $14.5 million (125 Netas Court)
- Average number of days homes were listed for before selling: 71
Home prices in Indian Wells for August
- Number of homes sold: 15 (+3 from Aug. 2025)
- Median price of home sold: $2.5 million (+4.65% from Aug. 2025)
- Median list price of home on the market: $1.795 million
- Lowest price of home sold: $975,000
- Highest price of home sold: $5,587,500 (74403 Desert Bajada Trail)
- Average number of days homes were listed for before selling: 83
Home prices in La Quinta for August
- Number of homes sold: 53 (-30 from Aug. 2025)
- Median price of home sold: $644,000 (-14.2% from Aug. 2025)
- Median list price of home on the market: $849,900
- Lowest price of home sold: $330,000
- Highest price of home sold: $17.5 million (81735 Baffin Ave.)
- Average number of days homes were listed for before selling: 68
Home prices in Indio for August
- Number of homes sold: 62 (-18 from Aug. 2025)
- Median price of home sold: $549,984 (-3.3% from Aug. 2025)
- Median list price of home on the market: $579,450
- Lowest price of home sold: $252,200
- Highest price of home sold: $1,490,154 (48716 Soujourn St.)
- Average number of days homes were listed for before selling: 67
Home prices in Coachella for August
- Number of homes sold: 11 (+5 from Aug. 2025)
- Median price of home sold: $468,000 (-4.5% from Aug. 2025)
- Median list price of home on the market: $560,00
- Lowest price of home sold: $468,000
- Highest price of home sold: $916,000 (84431 Calle Larriva)
- Average number of days homes were listed for before selling: 34
Paul Albani-Burgio covers growth, development and business in the Coachella Valley. Email him at paul.albani-burgio@desertsun.com.
This article originally appeared on Palm Springs Desert Sun: Were home prices up in Palm Springs area in August? See sales by city
