Home Insurance in Desert Hot Springs, California
With a median home value of $354,800, Desert Hot Springs is 36% lower than the Riverside County median.
Older homes can cost more to insure or rebuild because of aging wiring, roofing and plumbing. The typical home in Desert Hot Springs was built around 1990. About 8% of homes were built before 1960, about 2 points below Riverside County's 9%.
The housing stock in Desert Hot Springs is 67% single-family homes, 10% apartments in buildings with 5+ units and 8% mobile or manufactured homes. The rest are 2-4 unit or other housing types. Mobile and manufactured homes typically need a manufactured-home (HO-7) policy rather than a standard homeowners policy.
About 66% of owner-occupied homes in Desert Hot Springs have a mortgage. Lenders require hazard (homeowners) insurance on any home carrying a mortgage.
The vacancy rate is 9%; vacant or unoccupied homes typically need a different coverage form than an owner-occupied policy. About 51% of occupied homes in Desert Hot Springs are owner-occupied.
In Desert Hot Springs, 75% of homes are primarily heated with natural gas.
Riverside County's top FEMA-rated hazard is wildfire (Very High), per FEMA's National Risk Index. Riverside County had 3,731 active NFIP flood policies as of September 2026. See the full Riverside County home insurance overview for all FEMA hazard ratings and flood coverage details.
According to the NAIC homeowners insurance report (2023 data), a standard HO-3 homeowners policy in California carries a statewide average premium of $1,655 per year.
Key figures
| Median home value | $354,800 |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1990 |
| Owner-occupied share | 51% |
| Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage | 66% |
| Top county hazard | Wildfire (Very High) |
| Active NFIP policies in Riverside County | 3,731 |
| Home insurance premium | $1,655 - statewide average (NAIC, 2023 data) |
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Sources
Data last updated: 2026-09-29
- U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer Files (2024)
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates (2024)
- FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025)
- FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Policies v3 (2026)
- NAIC Dwelling Fire, Homeowners Owner-Occupied, and Homeowners Tenant and Condominium/Cooperative Unit Owners Insurance: Data for 2023 (published 2026) (2023)