Palm Springs · Neighborhood Guide

Sunrise Rafael neighborhood identity sign

A north-central Palm Springs residential neighborhood around the Sunrise Way and San Rafael Drive corridors.

Registered permits 12
Available 206 Estimated permits remaining before the 20% cap.
Waitlisted permit requests 0
Residential units 1093

Location

Where Sunrise Rafael 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
Sunrise Rafael Open Limited Constrained Reporting area No data for this snapshot Roads
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Neighborhood overview

What Sunrise Rafael is like

Sunrise Rafael occupies a largely residential part of north-central Palm Springs with convenient access to the city’s principal north-south streets. It is distinct from Sunrise Park and Ranch Club Estates, so the official map is useful when matching an address to City permit data.

This is a concise orientation, not a boundary or property-level determination. Use the official neighborhood map for an address lookup.

Permit history

Vacation-rental density over time

The solid line follows the City’s published density for Sunrise Rafael. The dashed line marks the 20% cap.

Published density 20% cap

Only available City snapshots are shown, equally spaced. Lines connect consecutive months only; missing months are omitted, not estimated. Density can change when the City revises its residential-unit count.

Monthly vacation-rental permit history for Sunrise Rafael
Month Density Registered permits Available Waitlisted permit requests
October 2026 1.10% 12 206 0
September 2026 1.10% 12 206 0
August 2026 1.10% 12 206 0
December 2025 1.10% 12 206 0
December 2024 1.19% 13 — 0
May 2024 1.37% 15 — 0
April 2024 1.37% 15 — 0
March 2024 1.37% 15 — 0
February 2024 1.37% 15 — 0
January 2024 1.37% 15 — 0
December 2023 1.37% 15 — 0
November 2023 1.37% 15 — 0
October 2023 1.37% 15 — 0
September 2023 1.28% 14 — 0
August 2023 1.37% 15 — 0
July 2023 1.37% 15 — 0
June 2023 1.28% 14 — 0
May 2023 1.37% 15 — 0
April 2023 1.28% 14 — 0
March 2023 1.28% 14 — 0
February 2023 1.10% 12 — 0
January 2023 1.16% 11 — 0
December 2022 1.05% 10 — 0

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

Continue researching

Use the profile as a starting point

Neighborhood names and boundaries can evolve. Confirm an address independently, then use the latest Sandvue report to understand how many permits may currently be available in the neighborhood.