Palm Desert is a city in Riverside County, California, in the Coachella Valley, approximately 11 miles east of Palm Springs. The population was 41,155 at the 2000 census. Other cites in the Coachella Valley are Cathedral City, Coachella, Desert Hot Springs, Indian Wells, Indio, La Quinta, Palm Springs, and Rancho Mirage. The city was one of the state's fastest growing in the 1980s and 1990s, beginning with 11,801 residents in 1980, doubling to 23,650 in 1990, 35,000 in 1995, and nearly double its 1990 population by 2000. Palm Desert apartments for rent comparison page shows most up to date rent information on Palm Desert apartments and houses. Rent information is obtained from multiple rental sources but we cannot guarantee their accuracy.