Part-Time Valley – Special Report

$149.00

One variable, the share of homes standing seasonally empty, explains more about the Coachella Valley than any other: why cities lose population while housing stock grows, why school enrollment falls amid a construction boom, why demand breathes with the calendar, and why a full-occupancy working city shares a valley with towns where half the homes are dark.Purchase includes PDF download and online reading access.

The Part-Time Valley

Who Actually Lives Here, and Where the Homes Stand Empty

One variable, the share of homes standing seasonally empty, explains more about the Coachella Valley than any other: why cities lose population while housing stock grows, why school enrollment falls amid a construction boom, why demand breathes with the calendar, and why a full-occupancy working city shares a valley with towns where half the homes are dark.