Palm Desert Highlands

Scored homes in Palm Desert Highlands, Palm Desert, CA (Palm Springs, CA metro) average 607 on Cindera's 900-point wildfire readiness scale — the Needs Attention tier (580–669). The average is based on 38 home scores.

Scored homes in Palm Desert Highlands 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 38 scored properties.

37 scored homes (97%) in Palm Desert Highlands 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 Palm Desert Highlands boundary. Nearby departments may still respond to this area — the map shows stations strictly within the neighborhood polygon.

Palm Desert Highlands averages 607 across scored homes. Nearby neighborhoods with Cindera data: Silver Spur Ranch averages 610 (3 points higher); South Palm Desert averages 608 (1 points higher); Shadow Mountain Golf Estates averages 609 (2 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 Palm Desert Highlands 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 Palm Desert, 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 37 homes in the Needs Attention tier here.

Among 38 scored homes in Palm Desert Highlands, Palm Desert, CA, tier counts are: Needs Attention: 37 homes (97%); High Priority: 1 homes (3%). Individual addresses can be higher or lower than the 607 neighborhood average.