Last updated 2026-07-10 ยท MovePlan Editorial Team
Mid-century modern desert town with golf, design tourism, and a serious snowbird season.
Population: 44,575
Median 2BR rent: $2,400/mo
Typical local mover cost: $1,100-$3,600
Popular neighborhoods: Movie Colony, Old Las Palmas, Deepwell, Sunrise Park, Indian Canyons
Do not move June through September unless you start at 5am. Pavement hits 140F by noon and movers refuse afternoon shifts. Snowbird season October through April books out fast.