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Ranch Club Estates neighborhood identity sign

A midcentury neighborhood developed around the former Ranch Club and strongly associated with architect Hugh Kaptur.

Registered permits 76
Available 5 Estimated permits remaining before the 20% cap.
Waitlisted permit requests 0
Residential units 409

Location

Where Ranch Club Estates sits in Palm Springs

The highlighted boundary shows the neighborhood’s position within the City’s reporting map.

Latest permit status City data as of October 15, 2026
Ranch Club Estates Open Limited Constrained Reporting area No data for this snapshot Roads
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Neighborhood overview

What Ranch Club Estates is like

Ranch Club Estates includes low-set post-and-beam homes built during Palm Springs’ midcentury growth. The area’s history is tied to the Ranch Club, once one of the city’s prominent social destinations.

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Permit history

Vacation-rental density over time

The solid line follows the City’s published density for Ranch Club Estates. The dashed line marks the 20% cap.

Published density 20% cap

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Monthly vacation-rental permit history for Ranch Club Estates
Month Density Registered permits Available Waitlisted permit requests
October 2026 18.58% 76 5 0
September 2026 18.58% 76 5 0
August 2026 18.58% 76 5 0
December 2025 19.32% 79 2 0
December 2024 19.56% 80 — 9
May 2024 19.80% 81 — 10
April 2024 19.80% 81 — 9
March 2024 19.80% 81 — 9
February 2024 19.80% 81 — 8
January 2024 19.80% 81 — 8
December 2023 19.80% 81 — 8
November 2023 19.80% 81 — 6
October 2023 19.32% 79 — 7
September 2023 20.05% 82 — 7
August 2023 19.80% 81 — 5
July 2023 20.05% 82 — 3
June 2023 20.05% 82 — 1
May 2023 20.05% 82 — 1
April 2023 19.80% 81 — 1
March 2023 19.56% 80 — 2
February 2023 18.09% 74 — 0
January 2023 17.65% 72 — 0
December 2022 17.40% 71 — 0
November 2022 18.87% 77 — —

* A City-published permit waitlist takes precedence over calculated availability. A dash means the City source did not report that field.

Historical counts · Older definitions

Earlier vacation-rental counts

The City’s 2022 workshop exhibit records Ranch Club Estates from 2017 to 2022. The name is associated with this profile for reference; historical boundaries and the counted property types have not been established as equivalent to today’s reporting.

Each dot is a recorded count, with no values inferred between dates. The 2021 observation has no exact date. These figures do not establish historical availability or waitlists, and today’s 20% cap is not applied.

Historical vacation-rental counts for Ranch Club Estates
Recorded periodVacation-rental count
December 201732
December 201837
December 201948
December 202051
2021 (date unspecified)63
February 1, 202258
July 28, 202264

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