Market Report from Cathi Walter
La Quinta, CA 92253
Single-Family Homes
760.218.5752 | Cathi@DesertAreaHomeFinder.com
La Quinta, CA 92253
Tue Feb 17 2026
This week the median list price for La Quinta, CA 92253 is $1,178,000 with the market action index hovering around 40. This is an increase over last month's market action index of 36. Inventory has held steady at or around 341.
Market Action Index
This answers “How’s the Market?” by comparing rate of sales versus inventory.
Slight Seller's Advantage
Real-Time Market Profile
| Median List Price | $1,178,000 | |
| Median Price of New Listings | $997,000 | |
| Per Square Foot | $440 | |
| Average Days on Market | 109 | |
| Median Days on Market | 77 | |
| Price Decreased | 25% | |
| Price Increased | 1% | |
| Relisted | 11% | |
| Inventory | 341 | |
| Median Rent | ||
| Market Action | 40 | |
| Slight Seller's Advantage | ||
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Market Segments
Each segment below represents approximately 25% of the market ordered by price.
| Median Price | Sq. Ft. | Lot Size | Beds | Bath | Age | New | Absorbed | DOM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $3,710,000 | 4,646 | 0.25 - 0.5 acre | 4 | 4.5 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 77 |
| $1,592,000 | 2,940 | 0.25 - 0.5 acre | 3 | 3.5 | 22 | 5 | 22 | 84 |
| $875,000 | 2,628 | 8,000 - 10,000 sqft | 3 | 3 | 22 | 5 | 12 | 70 |
| $569,900 | 1,641 | 4,500 - 6,500 sqft | 3 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 19 | 84 |