LOCATION
Rancho Mirage is 11 miles from Palm Springs, right in the middle of Southern California’s economically thriving Coachella Valley. Railway and major highways and interstates connect Rancho Mirage to Southern California—a market of over 20 million people. The nearby Palm Springs International Airport services all of the country’s major metropolitan hub districts.  

BRIEF HISTORY
A relatively new city, Rancho Mirage incorporated in 1973 to become the sixteenth city in Riverside County. The city’s first building permit was to the Sunrise Country Club; since then Rancho Mirage has become known for its exclusive clubs and residences. The city enjoyed a building boom in 1974 and valuations rose dramatically by 11 million dollars; assessed values have steadily continued to rise since that time. Long popular with presidents, Rancho Mirage’s Annenberg Estate has hosted Presidents Nixon, Ford (who purchased a home there), and Reagan; Frank Sinatra was married to Barbara Marx at the Annenberg Estate and lived there.  

ABOUT EDUCATION
Rancho Mirage benefits from the excellence of the Palm Springs Unified School District. Higher education is nearby with the College of the Desert and a satellite branch of the California State University San Bernardino in nearby Palm Desert.  

WHAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT AREA?
Rancho Mirage is currently leading the nation in luxury residential development; this is complemented by the city’s three superlative, award-winning resorts. Residents and visitors appreciate Rancho Mirage’s fine restaurants, professional services, financial institutions, and home furnishing centers; the city’s five-star health care is renowned, particularly the excellent Eisenhower Medical Center and the Betty Ford Center.