Cost of living in Desert Edge, California
Desert Edge, California has about 3,778 people. Typical rent is $903 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $37,429 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $903 a month.
Desert Edge is a Census community, not a separate city government in California. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $37,429 a year.
- People
- 3,778
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $903
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $37,429
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $76,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $2,103
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA
- Gas
- $6.216
- California, week of October 12, 2026
Desert Edge, California has about 3,778 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $76,300.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Riverside County is $2,103 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Desert Edge. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area, prices sit at 106.4 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
California taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 9.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Desert Edge's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical California home paid 33.61¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Desert Edge's bill.
For the week of October 12, 2026, EIA's all-grades gasoline price in California was $6.216 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $2,983.68 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in California shares this price.
Among 982 places we list in California with a rent figure, 955 have higher typical rent than Desert Edge.
Nearby places
- Garnet
Typical rent $1,907
Compare with Desert Edge - Sky Valley
Typical rent $863
Compare with Desert Edge - Cathedral City
Typical rent $1,601
Compare with Desert Edge - Desert Hot Springs
Typical rent $1,412
Compare with Desert Edge - Thousand Palms
Typical rent $1,495
Compare with Desert Edge - Palm Springs
Typical rent $1,562
Compare with Desert Edge - Rancho Mirage
Typical rent $1,510
- Indio Hills
Typical rent $1,563
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in California
Bigger places in California
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.