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Palm Springs Vacation Rental Permit - Monthly Report - October 2026

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

Data as of October 15, 2026 Published October 23, 2026

45 of 52 Neighborhoods without a permit waitlist

7 Neighborhoods with a permit waitlist

2,607 Registered permits

98 Waitlisted permit requests

Snapshot overview

The City snapshot dated October 15, 2026 reported on 52 recognized neighborhoods and 14 additional reporting areas. It listed 2,607 registered permits, 14 pending applications, and 98 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 1 (0.04%), pending applications increased by 6, and waitlisted permit requests decreased by 1 compared with the September 10 snapshot. These are changes between the September 10 and October 15 releases, not calendar-month-end totals.
Desert Park Estates returned to the 20% cap, up from 19.78%, as registered permits increased from 92 to 93. Its waitlist decreased from 20 to 19 requests.
Gene Autry moved below the cap, from 20.00% to 19.83%, with 115 registered permits. Its one pending application brings projected density to 20.00%, leaving no calculated availability. One waitlisted request remains, down from 3 in September.
Racquet Club Estates continued to have both the highest neighborhood density at 32.03% and the largest published permit waitlist, with 35 requests. Registered permits decreased from 173 to 172.
Movie Colony East remained at 19.38% density, but its waitlist increased from 13 to 14 requests. Its 3 calculated available permits do not mean a new applicant can bypass that waitlist.

The MoM column compares published density with September 10, 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

October 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 October 15, 2026

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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	81	3.91%	0.00 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%	0.00 pp	−0.56 pp	61	0
Demuth Park	Open	80	11.82%	−0.10 pp	−0.30 pp	117	0
Desert Highland / Gateway	Open	61	8.01%	+0.39 pp	+0.98 pp	41	0
Desert Park Estates	Waitlist	0	20.00%	+0.22 pp	−1.94 pp	93	19
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	12
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	19.83%	−0.17 pp	−0.17 pp	115	1
Historic Tennis Club	Open	71	4.71%	0.00 pp	+0.21 pp	21	0
Indian Canyons	Open	49	10.04%	−0.20 pp	+0.20 pp	50	0
Lawrence Crossley	Limited	2	17.54%	0.00 pp	+0.87 pp	20	0
Little Beverly Hills	Open	14	13.27%	0.00 pp	+0.47 pp	28	0
Little Tuscany	Open	40	13.60%	0.00 pp	+0.16 pp	85	0
Los Compadres	Open	141	5.19%	−0.11 pp	−0.11 pp	50	0
Melody Ranch	Open	158	1.08%	0.00 pp	0.00 pp	9	0
Midtown	Open	154	5.40%	0.00 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%	0.00 pp	−0.14 pp	144	14
Oasis del Sol	Open	59	10.08%	−0.51 pp	−0.17 pp	60	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%	0.00 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	32.03%	−0.19 pp	−1.86 pp	172	35
Racquet Club West	Open	62	12.11%	−0.12 pp	+0.13 pp	96	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	88	2.02%	0.00 pp	+0.40 pp	10	0
Sonora Sunrise	Open	243	5.34%	0.00 pp	+0.06 pp	89	0
Sunmor	Waitlist	0	25.00%	0.00 pp	−1.43 pp	35	11
Sunrise Park	Open	86	12.26%	+0.18 pp	−0.08 pp	138	0
Sunrise Rafael	Open	206	1.10%	0.00 pp	0.00 pp	12	0
Tahquitz Creek Golf	Open	144	8.10%	0.00 pp	−0.50 pp	98	0
Tahquitz River Estates	Open	51	14.73%	+0.20 pp	+0.20 pp	146	0
The Mesa	Open	9	16.28%	+0.39 pp	−0.39 pp	40	0
The Movie Colony	Open	11	15.04%	0.00 pp	+0.44 pp	34	0
Twin Palms	Open	26	15.29%	+0.32 pp	−0.79 pp	96	0
Upper West Side	Open	56	12.11%	−0.14 pp	+0.56 pp	86	0
Vista Las Palmas	Open	6	18.39%	+0.25 pp	0.00 pp	72	0
Vista Norte	Open	77	13.37%	0.00 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.

^* Movie Colony East shows 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.