About La Quinta
Friday, April 8, 2011 at 10:16AM Incorporated: 1982 (Founded in 1926)
Year-Round Population: 36,140
Additional Seasonal Population: 11,000
Median Age: 36
Golf Courses: 23
Major Shopping: Hwy 111 corridor, Old Town Village
With its small-town friendliness, La Quinta is a peaceful and relaxing community. However, it is also a year-round, recreational and destination resort community enjoyed by visitors and residents alike.
La Quinta’s average age, 36 make its population a bit younger than most desert cities. La Quinta’s real estate developments are also newer than those of most valley cities. In the coming years it is likely that the La Quinta intersection of Washington and Hwy 111 will become the new center of the Coachella Valley as development continues eastward towards the Salton Sea.
In addition to PGA West, real estate opportunities in La Quinta include golf and non-golf communities ranging from entry level to ultra luxury. The peaceful area south of Hwy 111 is home to some of the top-rated golf communities in the desert, including Hideaway, Tradition, The Quarry and The Madison Club.
La Quinta offers an impressive 23 public and private golf courses, with several courses and golf communities rated in the top 100 in the U.S. La Quinta property owners can golf at the city-owned Silver Rock Resort at highly discounted rates. Owner cards, available from the City of La Quinta, are a great deal.
La Quinta’s new shopping corridor runs along Hwy 111 from Washington to Jefferson. Everything you could possibly need is close to home from Trader Joe’s to Costco and everything in between. There are quaint specialty stores and myriad dining opportunities as well as a variety of large box stores, grocery and drug stores, and other necessities such as auto repair and service station establishments.
The city of La Quinta was named after the historic hotel and resort founded in 1926 by Henry Morgan of San Francisco. Mr. Morgan opened his desert get-a-way, the La Quinta Hotel, for his wealthy friends and the carriage trade from around the country. Many a Hollywood star, national politician, and captain of industry have discovered this quaint village and have cherished its private setting and the healing qualities of the warm Southern California desert sun.
