Point Happy

Scored homes in Point Happy, La Quinta, CA (Palm Springs, CA metro) average 602 on Cindera's 900-point wildfire readiness scale — the Needs Attention tier (580–669). The average is based on 40 home scores.

Scored homes in Point Happy range from 558 to 611 — a 53-point spread on the Cindera scale. That gap reflects block-by-block differences in hazard exposure, defensible space, and verified mitigation across 40 scored properties.

34 scored homes (85%) in Point Happy fall in the Needs Attention tier (580–669). Other tiers are represented too — readiness is not uniform across the neighborhood.

Cindera did not find fire stations whose mapped locations fall inside the Point Happy boundary. Nearby departments may still respond to this area — the map shows stations strictly within the neighborhood polygon.

Point Happy averages 602 across scored homes. Nearby neighborhoods with Cindera data: La Quinta Corporate Centre averages 597 (5 points lower); Santa Rosa averages 610 (8 points higher); Legacy Villas averages 556 (46 points lower). Block-level conditions explain much of the spread — two streets in the same city can land in different tiers.

A neighborhood average in the Needs Attention tier (580–669) means Point Happy is making progress but has not yet reached Good Foundation as a whole. Many California homeowners in this band work toward voluntary-market placement while documenting mitigation.

High-impact steps in La Quinta, CA include clearing combustible material from Zone 0 (within 5 feet of the structure), upgrading to ember-resistant vents, maintaining roof and gutter cleanliness, and documenting verified actions. Cindera turns these into a prioritized plan — especially valuable for the 34 homes in the Needs Attention tier here.

Among 40 scored homes in Point Happy, La Quinta, CA, tier counts are: Needs Attention: 34 homes (85%); High Priority: 6 homes (15%). Individual addresses can be higher or lower than the 602 neighborhood average.