Palm Springs · Neighborhood Guide

Vista Las Palmas neighborhood identity sign

A celebrated neighborhood of iconic midcentury homes, mountain views, and longstanding Hollywood connections.

Registered permits 72
Available 6 Estimated permits remaining before the 20% cap.
Waitlisted permit requests 0
Residential units 397

Location

Where Vista Las Palmas 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
Vista Las Palmas Open Limited Constrained Reporting area No data for this snapshot Roads
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Neighborhood overview

What Vista Las Palmas is like

Vista Las Palmas developed into one of Palm Springs’ signature modernist districts as air conditioning made year-round desert living increasingly practical. Alexander tract homes, custom residences, and dramatic mountain backdrops continue to define the area.

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 Vista Las Palmas. 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 Vista Las Palmas
Month Density Registered permits Available Waitlisted permit requests
October 2026 18.39% 72 6 0
September 2026 18.14% 71 6 0
August 2026 18.14% 71 7 0
December 2025 18.39% 72 5 0
December 2024 19.40% 77 — 5
May 2024 19.40% 77 — 5
April 2024 19.65% 78 — 5
March 2024 19.65% 78 — 5
February 2024 19.65% 78 — 5
January 2024 19.90% 79 — 3
December 2023 19.90% 79 — 3
November 2023 19.90% 79 — 4
October 2023 19.90% 79 — 3
September 2023 19.65% 78 — 3
August 2023 19.40% 77 — 3
July 2023 19.40% 77 — 2
June 2023 19.40% 77 — 1
May 2023 19.14% 76 — 0
April 2023 19.14% 76 — 0
March 2023 19.14% 76 — 0
February 2023 19.14% 76 — 0
January 2023 18.34% 75 — 0
December 2022 17.85% 73 — 0
November 2022 18.34% 75 — —

* 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 Vista Las Palmas 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 Vista Las Palmas
Recorded periodVacation-rental count
December 201770
December 201873
December 201977
December 202073
2021 (date unspecified)71
February 1, 202272
July 28, 202269

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