Cost of living in Twentynine Palms, CA

Housing, rent, and a comparison to the US average.

$248,218
Median home value
$1,369/mo
Median rent
70
Cost index (US=100)
-3.8%
Home YoY change

The median home value in Twentynine Palms, CA is $248,218 as of 2026-04. That places Twentynine Palms below the US average for housing cost, with a cost index of approximately 70 versus a national baseline of 100.

Over the past 12 months, the median home value in Twentynine Palms has fallen 3.8%, and over the past five years it has averaged +3.9% annual growth. The current price sits -15.6% from its 5-year peak in 2022-08.

Renters pay a median of $1,369 per month in Twentynine Palms. Rents have changed +3.4% over the last year and averaged — per year over five years.

Beyond housing, day-to-day costs in Twentynine Palms are shaped by state and local taxes, utility rates, transportation, and groceries. This page focuses on the housing component, which is the largest single line in most household budgets and the easiest to compare across cities using consistent national data.

Housing

Median home value$248,218
1-year change-3.8%
5-year CAGR+3.9%
10-year CAGR+9.1%
vs 5-year peak-15.6%

Source: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI).

How Twentynine Palms compares

Cost index70 (below US)
Median home vs US (~$355k)-30.1%
Population26,563
Momentum score46 (Cooling)

Cost index is currently a housing-only proxy; full BLS basket coming with ACS pull.

Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.