According to our research of California and other state lists there was 1 registered sex offender living in Desert Hot Springs, California as of April 20, 2017. The ratio of number of residents in Desert Hot Springs to the number of sex offenders is 27,745 to 1. Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $1,943 (1.1%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $1,733 (1.3%)