Indio is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, located in the Coachella Valley of Southern California's Colorado Desert region. It lies 23 miles (37 km) east of Palm Springs, 77 miles (124 km) east of Riverside, and 127 miles (204 km) east of Los Angeles. It is about 98 miles (158 km) north of Mexicali. The word Indio is Spanish for Indian.
The population was 76,036 in the 2010 United States Census, up from 49,116 at the 2000 census, an increase of 55%. Indio was once referred to as "the Hub of the Valley", which was the Chamber of Commerce slogan in the 1970s—today the nickname is the "City of Festivals" because of cultural events held in the city, most notably Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
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I have experienced and witnessed neighborly interactions and conversations among a spectrum of age groups while at grocery stores and public parks. The youth here appear to be more polite than in other metropolitan cities.
Hospital,pharmacy,senior citizen center is next door
We recently moved into a 55+ community in Indio,Ca and we love it!
I grow up in this city