Desert Hot Springs property tax: where it goes
A Desert Hot Springs house at the typical market value ($354,800) pays about $4,670 a year on the property tax bill, including flat charges on the same bill. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.
A Desert Hot Springs house pays 1.141% of its taxable value in property tax, plus flat charges on the same bill. For a house at $354,800 of market value with the homeowners' exemption, that's about $3,984 a year.
Tax is levied on the assessed value.
Pay or manage it
Who taxes this house
| Taxing agency | Rate | On $354,800 |
|---|---|---|
| 1% general levy (countywide) | 1% | $3,478 |
| Palm Springs Unified School District bonds (schools) | 0.0564% | $196 |
| Desert Community College District bonds (schools) | 0.035% | $122 |
| Desert Water Agency | 0.05% | $174 |
| Coachella Valley mosquito, fire ant and disease control assessment | flat | $14 |
| Total | 1.141% | $3,984 |
2026-27 tax year, Riverside County (tax rate area 014-001, Desert Hot Springs: Palm Springs Unified, Desert Community College and Desert Water Agency). Exemptions applied: Homeowners' exemption ($7,000).
How Desert Hot Springs compares with nearby cities
Property tax rate
- Yucca Valley · 13 mi1.08%
- Desert Hot Springs1.14%
- Palm Springs · 11 mi1.14%
- Cathedral City · 10 mi1.20%
- Palm Desert · 18 mi1.22%
- Banning · 20 mi1.35%
The combined rate of every agency on the bill, before exemptions.
Ways to pay less
- Claim the homeowners' exemption. The California Constitution provides a $7,000 reduction in the taxable value for a qualifying owner-occupied home. How: The home must have been your principal residence on January 1.
Dates
| When | What |
|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2026 (in 25 days) | Last day to file a 2026 regular assessment appeal in Riverside County (filing period July 2 to November 30, 2026). |
| Dec 10 (in 35 days) | First property tax installment is due Nov 1 and becomes delinquent Dec 10; taxes not paid by the delinquent date get a 10% penalty. |
| Feb 15 | Last day for a first-time homeowners' exemption claim to get the full exemption for the year. |
| Apr 10 | Second property tax installment is due Feb 1 and becomes delinquent Apr 10; taxes not paid by the delinquent date get a 10% penalty. |
Sources
- auditorcontroller.org - FY%2025-26%20Tax%20Rate%20by%20District.
- boe.ca.gov - homeowners_exemption.htm
Checked October 28, 2026. Every number here comes from the public sources listed, matched by our checker.
Rates change every year; this page shows when it was last checked. Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.
Property tax in other California cities
Cudahy property taxCupertino property taxCypress property taxDaly City property taxDanville property taxDavis property taxDiamond Bar property taxDixon property taxDowney property taxDublin property taxEast Palo Alto property taxEastvale property taxAll California cities →