Rancho Santana

Scored homes in Rancho Santana, La Quinta, CA (Palm Springs, CA metro) average 599 on Cindera's 900-point wildfire readiness scale — the Needs Attention tier (580–669). The average is based on 2 home scores.

Scored homes in Rancho Santana range from 597 to 601 — a 4-point spread on the Cindera scale. That gap reflects block-by-block differences in hazard exposure, defensible space, and verified mitigation across 2 scored properties.

2 scored homes (100%) in Rancho Santana 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 Rancho Santana boundary. Nearby departments may still respond to this area — the map shows stations strictly within the neighborhood polygon.

Rancho Santana averages 599 across scored homes. Nearby neighborhoods with Cindera data: Carmela averages 598 (1 points lower); Codorniz averages 601 (2 points higher); Rancho La Quinta averages 610 (11 points higher). 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 Rancho Santana 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 2 homes in the Needs Attention tier here.

Among 2 scored homes in Rancho Santana, La Quinta, CA, tier counts are: Needs Attention: 2 homes (100%). Individual addresses can be higher or lower than the 599 neighborhood average.