65 homes in zoned to Rio Vista Elementary
Cathedral City, CA

About Cathedral City: Rio Vista Elementary is located in Cathedral City. Cathedral City is a desert resort city in Riverside County, California, United States, within the Colorado Desert's Coachella Valley. Situated between Palm Springs and Rancho Mirage, the city has the second largest population, after Indio, of the nine cities in the Coachella Valley. Its population was 51,493 at the 2020 census, a slight increase from 51,200 at the 2010 census.
These are homes for sale inside the attendance boundary for Rio Vista Elementary in Cathedral City (Topfind School Score: 5/10). Every home here is actually assigned to this school per the official attendance zone, not just nearby. This zone has 125 active listings.
Topfind Market Read
Buyers hold the edge right now. 9.6 months of supply is more than current demand absorbs, and the typical home takes about 78 days to sell. At the same time, sale prices are up 4% over the last six months, though still 3% below a year ago, and sales volume is up 19% versus six months ago, which keeps well-priced homes moving. Buyers are firmly in control and can negotiate hard, while sellers need sharp pricing to draw attention.
Median Home Price
$550K
↓ 3% over the past yearChart shows the median closed sale price by month
Months of Supply
Estimated time to sell all listings at the current sales pace
9.6 months of supply
Ample Supply125 active listings, plenty of options to choose from.
What this means for buyers
There is more inventory than recent sales absorb, so buyers have plenty of options and stronger footing to negotiate price and terms. Listings typically sell in ~78 days.
Sales Velocity
How fast homes are selling
Homes are sitting on the market, so buyers often have strong leverage to negotiate price, terms, and repairs. The trend is moving the other way though, with selling times down 8% over the last six months.
Inventory Distribution
A larger share of listings has been up beyond 30 days, which typically means more room to negotiate on those longer-listed homes.
Housing Tenure in Rio Vista Elementary Area
Homeownership is higher than average, and most households in this area own rather than rent.
65%
Homeowners
35%
Renters
Homeownership is 9.5 points higher than the California average (55.5%)
19,157 households (2023)
Median Price by Bedroom
Home prices generally rise with bedroom count, though not every step adds value.
Each additional bedroom adds about $111K in value on average, with larger homes seeing bigger price jumps.
Largest increase: 1 → 2 bedrooms (+$150K)
Price Reductions
54 listings have reduced their price
43% of active listings
Average reduction: 7.0% (~$39K)
Rio Vista Elementary serves students at the elementary level within the Palm Springs Unified district. The school carries a Topfind School Score of 5. Buyers in the Rio Vista Elementary attendance zone are looking at a median list price of $550,000. Compared with Cathedral City overall, that is a 6.0% premium. Since February, the median price has moved down about 8.3% to $472,500 as of July. The Rio Vista Elementary attendance zone has 125 active listings on the market right now. The homes on this page fall inside the school's attendance zone, so students at these addresses are assigned to Rio Vista Elementary.
Browse homes for sale in cities near Cathedral City
There are currently 125 homes for sale in Rio Vista Elementary Area, ranging from $170,500 to $839,995. 7 of them hit the market within the last week.
The median list price in Rio Vista Elementary Area is $550,000. Price per square foot averages $358. Prices are down 3.1% compared to a year ago.
Homes in Rio Vista Elementary Area currently average 78 days on the market, a slower pace that gives buyers more time to evaluate and negotiate.