Is La Quinta, CA 92253 a buyer’s or seller’s market?

The La Quinta housing market right now

In the three months ending August 31, 2026, 6% of homes in La Quinta, CA 92253 sold above their list price, the typical home went under contract in 87 days and there were 4.4 months of supply. Four to six months of supply is a balanced market, where pricing and condition decide how much room there is to negotiate. That’s based on 242 home sales.

Compared with the same period a year earlier, the share selling over asking was about the same (7% then), homes sold about as fast and the median sale price rose 2% to $740,355. Overall, La Quinta is about as competitive as it was a year ago.

Within Riverside County, homes here sell more slowly than in 85% of the county’s ZIP codes, and sell less often over asking than in 88%. On our competition score, La Quinta ranks #1,038 of 1,069 CA ZIP codes with enough sales (score 14 out of 100).

Nearby, buyers who want less competition could look at North Palm Springs 92258 (0% sold over asking) or Cabazon 92230 (0% sold over asking), while Moreno Valley 92553 (55% sold over asking) and Riverside 92504 (53% sold over asking) are even more competitive.