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Coachella, CA vs San Jacinto, CA

Compare the housing, tax, cost, income, safety, school, and climate facts that are available for both places. The table shows the numbers without declaring one city universally better.

A household earning $85,000 in Coachella needs about $87,000 in San Jacinto to keep the same lifestyle.
Coming from San Jacinto, $85,000 of lifestyle costs about $83,000 in Coachella.

A few differences

Coachella vs San Jacinto · facet by facet
FacetCoachella, CASan Jacinto, CA
Median home price$367,600$433,700
2-bedroom rent$941/mo$1,271/mo
Property tax rate0.75%0.75%
State & local income tax2.09%2.09%
Sales tax8.8%8.8%
Cost of living index101109
Groceries index112112
Utilities$245/mo$245/mo
Median household income$68,596$80,647
Unemployment rate5.2%5.2%
Crime index52/10052/100
School rating5.5/105.5/10
Sunny days / year260 days260 days

Data: Census ACS 2024 · BLS · Tax Foundation 2024 brackets · HUD/Zillow · NOAA 1991–2020 · FEMA NRI · Values are shown as reported; no universal winner is implied.

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Questions & answers
Is Coachella cheaper than San Jacinto?
Coachella has the lower day-to-day cost index (101 vs 109 against a national 100). The other differences are shown facet by facet in the table.
What household income in San Jacinto equals $85,000 in Coachella?
A household earning $85,000 in Coachella needs about $87,000 in San Jacinto to keep the same lifestyle; coming the other way, $85,000 of San Jacinto lifestyle costs about $83,000 in Coachella.