Area data
Twentynine Palms, CA — ZIP 92278
Population: 3,913 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 417.4 (-0.8% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (High)
- 110.7 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 32.5¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $22.00/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very High
- Top hazards
- earthquake, inlandFlooding, landslide, wildfire, heatWave
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 76.0°F
- Average high
- 88.0°F
- Average low
- 63.0°F
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Moderate
- Median AQI (annual)
- 87
- Days with Good air quality
- 40
- Days with Unhealthy air quality
- 61
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- Joshua Tree National Park (42 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Iron Mountain Pumping Plant Airport (15 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Solar radiation rating
- Excellent (5.8 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Mean commute to work
- 8 min
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 708,641
- Average weekly wage
- $1,077
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Administrative Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 3,574
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