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Palm Springs Vacation Rental Permit - Monthly Report - September 2026

September 2026 Palm Springs vacation rental permit report with neighborhood density, estimated permits available, waitlisted permit requests, and changes since August.

Data as of September 10, 2026 Published September 16, 2026

45 of 52 Neighborhoods without a permit waitlist

7 Neighborhoods with a permit waitlist

2,606 Registered permits

99 Waitlisted permit requests

Snapshot overview

The City snapshot dated September 10, 2026 reported on 52 recognized neighborhoods and 14 additional reporting areas. It listed 2,606 registered permits and 99 waitlisted permit requests across 7 neighborhoods.

4 neighborhoods were at or above the 20% cap in the published density figures. A neighborhood below 20% can still have a permit waitlist, so the City’s published waitlist determines the status shown here.

What stood out

Registered permits increased by 6 (0.23%), and waitlisted permit requests increased by 1, compared with the archived August 13 snapshot. These are changes between the August 13 and September 10 releases, not calendar-month-end totals.
Racquet Club Estates continued to have both the highest neighborhood density at 32.22% and the largest published permit waitlist, with 35 requests.
Desert Park Estates moved below the cap, from 20.22% to 19.78%, but still had 20 waitlisted permit requests. Its one calculated available permit does not mean a new applicant can bypass that waitlist.
Gene Autry reached the 20% cap, with 116 registered permits and 3 waitlisted permit requests. Movie Colony East remained below the cap at 19.38%, but its waitlist increased from 12 to 13 requests.

The MoM column compares published density with August 13, 2026. The YTD column compares it with December 18, 2025. Both show changes in percentage points, not percentage changes in permit counts.

For property research: use these figures as a screening tool, then confirm current eligibility, waitlist status, and property-specific requirements with the City.

Map view

September 2026 permit status

This map uses the same archived City snapshot as the table below, so an older report never silently switches to the latest data.

Archived permit status City data as of September 10, 2026

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Hover or tap a neighborhood or reporting area for figures from this snapshot. Scroll or pinch to zoom and drag to move the map. Select a recognized neighborhood to open its profile. Colors use the archived permit snapshot; boundaries use the currently loaded City geography. Roads and boundaries are for orientation and should be independently confirmed for a specific address.

Neighborhood detail

Permits available by neighborhood

Available estimates how many permits remain before the 20% cap using the City’s published totals. A City-published permit waitlist still takes precedence. The table also includes additional reporting areas, labeled separately.

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66 neighborhoods and reporting areas shown

Palm Springs vacation rental density, changes, and estimated permits available before the cap by neighborhood or reporting area
	Status
Andreas Hills	Open	82	3.91%	−0.19 pp	−0.19 pp	20	0
Araby Commons	Open	104	2.93%	0.00 pp	−0.16 pp	18	0
Araby Cove	Open	6	11.69%	0.00 pp	0.00 pp	9	0
Baristo	Open	349	1.68%	0.00 pp	0.00 pp	32	0
Canyon Corridor	Open	198	0.59%	0.00 pp	−0.39 pp	6	0
Canyon Palms	Open	21	7.60%	0.00 pp	+0.58 pp	13	0
Deepwell Estates	Open	46	11.36%	+0.19 pp	−0.56 pp	61	0
Demuth Park	Open	80	11.92%	−0.20 pp	−0.20 pp	118	0
Desert Highland / Gateway	Open	63	7.62%	0.00 pp	+0.59 pp	39	0
Desert Park Estates	Waitlist	1^*	19.78%	−0.44 pp	−2.16 pp	92	20
El Dorado Palms	Open	49	0.00%	0.00 pp	0.00 pp	0	0
El Mirador	Waitlist	0	19.75%	0.00 pp	+0.64 pp	31	11
El Rancho Vista Estates	Waitlist	0	21.43%	0.00 pp	−3.57 pp	24	6
Escena	Open	97	0.00%	0.00 pp	0.00 pp	0	0
Four Seasons	Open	95	0.00%	0.00 pp	0.00 pp	0	0
Gateway	Open	220	0.27%	0.00 pp	0.00 pp	3	0
Gene Autry	Waitlist	0	20.00%	+0.17 pp	0.00 pp	116	3
Historic Tennis Club	Open	71	4.71%	0.00 pp	+0.21 pp	21	0
Indian Canyons	Open	48	10.24%	0.00 pp	+0.40 pp	51	0
Lawrence Crossley	Limited	2	17.54%	+0.87 pp	+0.87 pp	20	0
Little Beverly Hills	Open	14	13.27%	+0.47 pp	+0.47 pp	28	0
Little Tuscany	Open	39	13.60%	0.00 pp	+0.16 pp	85	0
Los Compadres	Open	141	5.30%	0.00 pp	0.00 pp	51	0
Melody Ranch	Open	158	1.08%	0.00 pp	0.00 pp	9	0
Midtown	Open	156	5.40%	+0.09 pp	+0.28 pp	58	0
Mountain Gate	Open	95	0.00%	0.00 pp	0.00 pp	0	0
Movie Colony East	Waitlist	3^*	19.38%	−0.14 pp	−0.14 pp	144	13
Oasis del Sol	Open	56	10.59%	0.00 pp	+0.34 pp	63	0
Old Las Palmas	Open	46	9.62%	0.00 pp	+0.45 pp	43	0
Palm Canyon	Open	44	0.44%	0.00 pp	+0.44 pp	1	0
Palm Springs Villas II	Open	95	0.00%	0.00 pp	0.00 pp	0	0
Parkview South Belardo	Open	34	0.00%	0.00 pp	0.00 pp	0	0
RA #1 Reporting area	Open	125	1.06%	0.00 pp	−0.30 pp	7	0
RA #10 Reporting area	Open	9	0.00%	0.00 pp	0.00 pp	0	0
RA #11 Reporting area	Open	40	0.00%	0.00 pp	0.00 pp	0	0
RA #12 Reporting area	Open	61	5.62%	−0.23 pp	−0.47 pp	24	0
RA #13 Reporting area	Open	98	0.40%	0.00 pp	0.00 pp	2	0
RA #14 Reporting area	Open	22	2.36%	0.00 pp	+1.57 pp	3	0
RA #2 Reporting area	Open	22	0.00%	0.00 pp	0.00 pp	0	0
RA #3 Reporting area	Open	28	0.00%	0.00 pp	0.00 pp	0	0
RA #4 Reporting area	Open	19	0.98%	0.00 pp	0.00 pp	1	0
RA #5 Reporting area	Open	32	6.09%	0.00 pp	−0.43 pp	14	0
RA #6 Reporting area	Open	69	0.00%	0.00 pp	0.00 pp	0	0
RA #7 Reporting area	Open	50	0.00%	0.00 pp	0.00 pp	0	0
RA #8 Reporting area	Open	4	0.00%	0.00 pp	0.00 pp	0	0
RA #9 Reporting area	Open	42	0.00%	0.00 pp	0.00 pp	0	0
Racquet Club Estates	Waitlist	0	32.22%	0.00 pp	−1.67 pp	173	35
Racquet Club West	Open	61	12.23%	0.00 pp	+0.25 pp	97	0
Ranch Club Estates	Open	5	18.58%	0.00 pp	−0.74 pp	76	0
Rimrock	Open	95	0.00%	0.00 pp	0.00 pp	0	0
Rogers Ranch	Open	89	2.02%	+0.20 pp	+0.40 pp	10	0
Sonora Sunrise	Open	244	5.34%	+0.06 pp	+0.06 pp	89	0
Sunmor	Waitlist	0	25.00%	0.00 pp	−1.43 pp	35	11
Sunrise Park	Open	88	12.08%	+0.18 pp	−0.26 pp	136	0
Sunrise Rafael	Open	206	1.10%	0.00 pp	0.00 pp	12	0
Tahquitz Creek Golf	Open	143	8.10%	0.00 pp	−0.50 pp	98	0
Tahquitz River Estates	Open	52	14.53%	+0.10 pp	0.00 pp	144	0
The Mesa	Open	10	15.89%	0.00 pp	−0.78 pp	39	0
The Movie Colony	Open	11	15.04%	0.00 pp	+0.44 pp	34	0
Twin Palms	Open	30	14.97%	+0.16 pp	−1.11 pp	94	0
Upper West Side	Open	55	12.25%	0.00 pp	+0.70 pp	87	0
Vista Las Palmas	Open	6	18.14%	0.00 pp	−0.25 pp	71	0
Vista Norte	Open	77	13.37%	+0.17 pp	−0.77 pp	156	0
Warm Sands	Open	162	4.18%	0.00 pp	−0.49 pp	43	0
WestGatePS	Open	59	0.00%	0.00 pp	0.00 pp	0	0
Whitewater Club	Open	35	2.48%	0.00 pp	+0.50 pp	5	0

MoM and YTD: changes in published density, shown in percentage points. MoM uses the immediately preceding month. YTD uses the prior December when it is loaded, otherwise the first earlier snapshot in the year. Changes can reflect revised residential-unit totals as well as permit activity. “—” means a required field or comparison snapshot is unavailable.

^* Desert Park Estates and Movie Colony East show positive calculated availability, but the City reports an active permit waitlist. The waitlist therefore controls the status.

How to read this

Estimated permits available, not an official determination

Available permits are estimated as floor(total residential units × 20%) − registered permits − co-owned units − pending applications. Negative results display as zero. When the City reports a permit waitlist despite positive calculated availability, the waitlist controls the status.

The number of permits estimated to be available can change between updates. Confirm eligibility directly with the City before making an investment or submitting an application.