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Vista Norte neighborhood identity sign

A north-central residential neighborhood known for open views, underground utilities, and a mix of housing eras.

Registered permits 156
Available 77 Estimated permits remaining before the 20% cap.
Waitlisted permit requests 0
Residential units 1167

Location

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

What Vista Norte is like

Vista Norte contains several hundred detached homes, with some residences dating to the 1940s. Underground utilities help preserve broad views across the valley and toward the surrounding mountains.

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Permit history

Vacation-rental density over time

The solid line follows the City’s published density for Vista Norte. 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 Norte
Month Density Registered permits Available Waitlisted permit requests
October 2026 13.37% 156 77 0
September 2026 13.37% 156 77 0
August 2026 13.20% 154 78 0
December 2025 14.14% 165 66 0
December 2024 14.65% 171 — 0
May 2024 14.91% 174 — 0
April 2024 14.65% 171 — 0
March 2024 14.74% 172 — 0
February 2024 14.40% 168 — 0
January 2024 14.31% 167 — 0
December 2023 14.48% 169 — 0
November 2023 14.74% 172 — 0
October 2023 14.74% 172 — 0
September 2023 14.48% 169 — 0
August 2023 14.40% 168 — 0
July 2023 14.14% 165 — 0
June 2023 14.14% 165 — 0
May 2023 14.22% 166 — 0
April 2023 14.40% 168 — 0
March 2023 14.40% 168 — 0
February 2023 13.88% 162 — 0
January 2023 12.78% 154 — 0
December 2022 12.53% 151 — 0
November 2022 14.02% 169 — —

* 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 Norte 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 Norte
Recorded periodVacation-rental count
December 201781
December 201881
December 201999
December 2020106
2021 (date unspecified)120
February 1, 2022124
July 28, 2022143

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