Community guide · Indian Wells
Toscana Country Club homes for sale: a buyer’s guide.
Quick answer
Toscana Country Club is a private golf and country club community in Indian Wells, established in 2004 by Sunrise Company and the last private club developed in the city. It holds two Jack Nicklaus Signature courses, both opened in 2006, across roughly 630 Tuscan influenced residences. Unusually for Indian Wells, Toscana offers both resident and non resident membership, which makes it the most accessible of the city’s ultra private clubs. It is also the most liquid: 22 homes closed in the six months to August 4, 2026 against five active listings, which is under a month and a half of supply. Median closed price was $4,025,000.
Toscana at a glance
| Location | Indian Wells, Coachella Valley, California |
| Community type | Private golf and country club community |
| Developer | Sunrise Company, which also developed Andalusia at Coral Mountain |
| Established | 2004; the last private club community developed in Indian Wells |
| Residences | Approximately 630 homes and estate sites |
| Golf | Two Jack Nicklaus Signature courses, both opened 2006 |
| South Course | 7,005 yards, par 72, slope 138. Rolling elevation, water in play on eleven holes, more than 100 bunkers |
| North Course | 7,045 yards, par 72, slope 140. More desert in character, with arroyos and waste bunkering |
| Tee times | Not required |
| Membership | Resident and non resident categories, which is unusual among the Indian Wells clubs |
| Architecture | Tuscan influenced throughout, with Italian street names across the community |
| Recent closed sales | $2,050,000 to $11,375,000, median $4,025,000, six months to August 4, 2026* |
*Closed sale figures cover February 4 to August 4, 2026 and are a snapshot rather than a valuation guide.
What makes Toscana different
Two things, and the first is commercial rather than architectural.
Membership does not require ownership. Toscana offers non resident membership alongside resident categories, which most Indian Wells clubs do not. That widens the pool considerably: a buyer can join before deciding where to live, and an owner elsewhere in the Valley can use the club without moving.
Two Nicklaus Signature courses, and they play quite differently. The South is the more traditional parkland experience, with rolling elevation and water in play on eleven holes. The North is desert in character, routed through arroyos with waste bunkering, and carries the higher slope at 140. Members do not book tee times.
The Tuscan theme is carried through consistently rather than applied as decoration, from the architecture to the street names: Via Chianti, Via Firenze, Via Siena, Via Pisa, Via Orvieto.
Current market snapshot
As of August 4, 2026, for the MLS subdivision Toscana Country Club within Indian Wells Area 325:
| Active listings | 5 |
| Active under contract | 1 |
| Pending | 3 |
| Active asking range | $2,995,000 to $4,395,000 |
| Median active asking price | $4,225,000 |
| Closed sales, six months | 22 |
| Closed price range | $2,050,000 to $11,375,000 |
| Median closed price | $4,025,000 |
| Median closed price per sq ft | $897 |
| Closed home sizes | 2,628 to 9,867 sq ft |
| Median sale to list ratio | 96% |
| Median days on market | 55 |
Source: GPS MLS and CRMLS, subdivision Toscana Country Club, Indian Wells Area 325, retrieved August 4, 2026. Closed sales cover February 4 to August 4, 2026. Information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed. Updated monthly.
Twenty two sales in six months against five active listings is roughly a month and a half of supply. That makes Toscana the most liquid private community we track, and by a considerable margin: the same calculation gives about two and a half months at The Madison Club and seven and a half at Andalusia.
It also means the figures here are more reliable than elsewhere in the Valley. Twenty two transactions is enough to see a pattern rather than infer one from four.
The clearest vintage premium in the Valley
Toscana has been building since 2004, and homes from across that span traded in the last six months. The difference between the earlier and later stock is not subtle.
| Built 2004 to 2010 | Built 2014 to 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sales in the period | 11 | 10 |
| Average price per sq ft | $776 | $1,029 |
| Median days on market | 70 | 34 |
| Median sale to list | 95% | 98% |
A 33 percent premium per square foot, selling in half the time and closer to asking. And unlike the smaller communities where this pattern also appears, Toscana produced enough transactions for it to be a finding rather than an impression.
The same pattern now shows in three separate communities.
At The Quarry the spread ran two and a half to one across four sales. At Andalusia newer homes carried a 36 percent premium. At Toscana it is 33 percent across 22 sales. For an owner holding original condition stock, that is worth modelling properly before listing.
None of which means every seller should renovate. It means the question deserves a proper calculation using what the work would cost against what comparable updated homes in this community have actually achieved, and that is a specific exercise rather than a general rule.
Architecture, homesites and orientation
Homes range from approximately 2,600 to nearly 10,000 square feet, generally on homesites of roughly one quarter to one half acre, with larger parcels reserved for the community’s custom estate residences. The architectural language is predominantly Tuscan and Mediterranean, expressed through low rooflines, stonework, courtyards and clay tile, though later collections frequently introduce cleaner elevations, larger expanses of glass and more contemporary interiors.
Within Toscana, value is determined less by the street name than by the precise relationship between the house, the golf course, water, the mountains and the afternoon sun.
What the strongest positions have in common
They combine an open fairway setback with a lake or landscaped foreground and an uninterrupted western or southwestern view toward the Santa Rosa and Eisenhower mountains.
One documented example is the western facing stretch of Via Orvieto along the South Course’s sixth fairway, where homes can look across the course and water directly toward the mountains and capture the evening sky. Toscana itself identifies the South Course’s sixth hole as one of its most dramatic mountain corridors, facing Eisenhower Mountain.
The two courses create different outlooks
South Course frontage generally presents the greener, more traditional resort golf view, with a lush landscape palette, rolling terrain, elevation changes and prominent water features. These positions tend to appeal to buyers wanting a broad, theatrical outlook from the pool and entertaining areas.
North Course frontage has a more natural desert character, shaped by arroyos, rock formations and indigenous planting. Its best homesites can feel more private and visually layered, particularly where the residence looks across native landscaping rather than directly onto an active fairway. The North Course’s ninth hole is specifically oriented toward views of Eisenhower Mountain and the Club Villa.
We would not claim that one course trades above the other. The defensible distinction is aesthetic: the South offers the lusher, water oriented resort look, the North a more natural desert landscape. Individual frontage, view direction, construction generation and privacy routinely outweigh the course designation itself.
Reading the street level figures correctly
Via Pisa’s recent performance per square foot should be read as evidence of desirable individual homesites, newer construction and view quality, rather than proof that every address on the street commands the same premium.
Golf front parcels near the Via Pisa and Via Siena intersection include larger lots close to the clubhouse, with panoramic golf and mountain outlooks, but frontage, depth and rear yard direction still vary house to house.
Via Siena contains some of Toscana’s largest custom residences and estate parcels, which explains its presence at the top of the absolute price range. Those transactions are not directly comparable with smaller, newer homes achieving higher figures per square foot.
Orientation deserves particular attention
West and southwest facing rear yards usually receive the strongest sunset light and the most dramatic mountain silhouettes, but they also carry greater late afternoon heat and glare during the warmer months.
North and northeast facing outdoor spaces tend to provide softer, more even afternoon conditions while still achieving excellent views where the lot opens diagonally toward the mountains. South facing lots receive abundant winter light and can be especially appealing to seasonal residents.
The most valuable orientation is not automatically west facing.
It is the position that balances the mountain corridor you want against usable shade, privacy from neighbouring patios, distance from cart paths and protection from direct fairway activity.
Membership
Membership should be evaluated separately from the real estate purchase, though at Toscana the two are less tightly coupled than at most Valley clubs.
The club offers resident and non resident categories, with golf and sports memberships distinguished. Published figures across third party sources are inconsistent, and the club’s own materials are the only reliable guide. Confirm current categories, initiation, dues, availability and any waiting position directly with the club.
Membership categories, initiation fees, dues, availability, waiting positions and transfer terms are set by the club, are subject to change without notice, and are not guaranteed by The McLennan Team or Desert Sotheby’s International Realty. Obtain written confirmation before making an offer.
The non resident option is worth understanding for two kinds of buyer: someone who wants to join before deciding where to live, and someone who owns elsewhere in the Valley but wants access to two Nicklaus courses without tee times.
Who Toscana is right for
Buyers who want serious golf without the entry point of the Valley’s most closed communities, and who value two distinct courses over one. The absence of required tee times matters more to people who play often than it sounds.
It also suits buyers who want liquidity. Twenty two sales in six months means a genuine market rather than a handful of transactions, which matters both when buying and when it comes time to sell.
And it suits Indian Wells buyers specifically: quieter and more residential than La Quinta, centrally positioned, with the BNP Paribas Open a short distance away each March.
Short term rentals
Two separate layers of regulation apply here: the City of Indian Wells ordinance and Toscana’s own governing documents. Both have to permit the use.
Under the City’s current rules, a new short term rental permit generally carries a 29 night minimum stay throughout the year. A limited exception applies around the annual BNP Paribas Open, when permitted homes may be rented for a minimum of seven nights during the designated tournament period. Owners must also obtain the required City permit and business license, and comply with occupancy, parking, noise, local contact and transient occupancy tax requirements.
That does not automatically mean a Toscana home may be operated as a short term rental. The club, the homeowners association or an applicable sub association may impose longer minimum lease periods or prohibit vacation style rentals altogether, and those private restrictions can be more limiting than the City ordinance.
Toscana should be approached as a private residential and seasonal home community rather than a short term rental investment market.
A buyer intending to rent should confirm three things before relying on the income: whether the individual property is eligible for an Indian Wells permit, whether any existing permit rights transfer with the sale, and what the current Toscana declaration, rules and sub association documents allow.
Short term rental regulations, minimum stay requirements, permit availability and association restrictions are set by the City of Indian Wells and by the club and its associations. All are subject to change without notice and none are guaranteed by The McLennan Team or Desert Sotheby’s International Realty. Verify current requirements directly before relying on rental use.
Note that these rules differ substantially from La Quinta’s, which operates a permanent ban on most new permits outside specifically exempt areas. See short term rental eligibility in La Quinta for that position, and verify Indian Wells separately with the City.
Toscana, The Reserve or Indian Wells Country Club
These three are the private club options in Indian Wells, and buyers frequently weigh them against one another. Toscana occupies a useful middle ground between the secluded estate environment of The Reserve and the more established, socially accessible character of Indian Wells Country Club.
Against The Reserve
Toscana is larger, more formally planned and more overtly centred on the traditional country club lifestyle. Its defining advantage is golf: it is the only one of the three with two Jack Nicklaus Signature courses, both beyond 7,000 yards, with extensive practice facilities and walk on play without required tee times. It also offers a broader collection of villas, newer production homes and custom estates, giving more variation in size, age and price.
The Reserve feels more intimate, topographically dramatic and closely connected to the natural desert. Its 780 acres sit against the Santa Rosa Mountains and were developed around preserving native landscape, rock formations and desert washes. Rather than two conventional eighteen hole courses it has a Weiskopf and Morrish designed 21 hole course, with three practice or trophy holes and unusually extensive practice facilities. Homes run from bungalows and casitas to villas and highly individual estates, with architecture designed to recede into the terrain.
Buyers generally choose The Reserve for privacy, mountain proximity, architectural individuality and a quieter club village atmosphere rather than for golf variety.
Membership is structured differently too. The Reserve’s resident golf membership is an equity membership available exclusively to homeowners, though the club separately offers a non resident Hawk membership and social categories. Toscana operates as a private equity club with a broader residential selection and a family oriented structure, which can feel more approachable to a buyer who wants a contemporary full service club without entering quite as rarefied a residential market.
Against Indian Wells Country Club
Indian Wells Country Club is the historic alternative. Founded in 1956, it carries a stronger connection to the Valley’s early golf and entertainment culture, including decades hosting the Bob Hope Desert Classic.
Like Toscana it offers 36 holes, but its Classic and Cove courses reflect different periods of desert golf architecture rather than a single unified vision. The residential environment is more varied as well, with older midcentury homes, extensively renovated properties and newer rebuilds interspersed through a less uniform community plan.
Of the three it generally offers the most flexible entry into club life. Published categories include Full Golf, Classic, Limited and Social, membership is not presented as exclusively tied to owning within the community, and it provides access to the wider Invited club network. That appeals to buyers who value history, a relaxed social culture and membership flexibility over architectural consistency or the controlled environment of a newer master planned development.
They solve three different problems.
Toscana for two modern championship courses, newer housing and a cohesive club experience. The Reserve for seclusion, natural desert scenery and individually designed estate living. Indian Wells Country Club for history, social accessibility, architectural variety and a less formal route into membership.
Availability, initiation requirements and transfer terms should be confirmed directly with each club before a purchase.
How Toscana compares
| Toscana | Andalusia | The Madison Club | |
|---|---|---|---|
| City | Indian Wells | La Quinta | La Quinta |
| Developer | Sunrise Company | Sunrise Company | Discovery Land Company |
| Golf | Two Nicklaus Signature courses | One Rees Jones course | One Tom Fazio course |
| Membership | Resident and non resident | Sports Club included; golf optional | Residence based club model |
| Median closed price | $4,025,000 | $2,630,000 | $14,500,000 |
| Months of supply | About 1.4 | About 7.5 | About 2.5 |
Toscana figures retrieved August 4, 2026. Andalusia and Madison figures retrieved July 31, 2026.
Read the full guides: The Madison Club · The Hideaway · Tradition Golf Club · PGA WEST · The Quarry · Andalusia · The Thermal Club · all community guides
Frequently asked questions
Do you have to own a home at Toscana to be a member?
No, and this is what distinguishes Toscana from most of the Valley's ultra private clubs. It offers both resident and non resident membership categories, which makes it the most accessible of the Indian Wells private clubs. Confirm current availability, categories and fees directly with the club.
What do homes cost at Toscana?
Over the six months to August 4, 2026, 22 homes closed between $2,050,000 and $11,375,000, with a median closed price of $4,025,000 and a median of $897 per square foot. As of that date there were five active listings asking between $2,995,000 and $4,395,000, plus one under contract and three pending.
Who developed Toscana?
Sunrise Company, which also developed Andalusia at Coral Mountain in La Quinta. Toscana was established in 2004 and is the last private club community developed in Indian Wells.
What golf is there?
Two Jack Nicklaus Signature courses, both opened in 2006. The South Course plays 7,005 yards to a slope of 138, with rolling elevation and water in play on eleven holes. The North Course plays 7,045 yards to a slope of 140 and is more desert in character, with arroyos and waste bunkering. Members are not required to book tee times.
How many homes are there?
Approximately 630 homes and estate sites across the community. Architecture is Tuscan influenced throughout, and the street names follow the theme: Via Chianti, Via Firenze, Via Siena, Via Pisa and others.
Does vintage affect value here?
Substantially, and the data is unusually clear because Toscana produces enough transactions to see the pattern. Homes built between 2004 and 2010 averaged around $776 per square foot over the last six months, taking a median 70 days and closing at 95 percent of asking. Homes built from 2014 onward averaged around $1,029 per square foot, sold in a median 34 days and closed at 98 percent. That is a 33 percent premium, at twice the speed.
Are short term rentals allowed at Toscana?
Two layers of regulation apply and both have to permit the use. Under the City of Indian Wells ordinance, a new short term rental permit generally carries a 29 night minimum stay through the year, with a limited exception around the BNP Paribas Open when permitted homes may be rented for a minimum of seven nights during the designated tournament period. A City permit and business license are required, alongside occupancy, parking, noise, local contact and transient occupancy tax compliance. Separately, the club, the homeowners association or a sub association may impose longer minimum lease periods or prohibit vacation style rentals entirely, and those private restrictions can be more limiting than the City rules. Confirm the specific property’s eligibility, whether any existing permit transfers on sale, and the current Toscana governing documents before relying on rental income. Note that Indian Wells rules differ substantially from La Quinta’s.
How does Toscana compare to The Reserve or Indian Wells Country Club?
They solve three different problems. Toscana is the only one of the three with two Jack Nicklaus Signature courses, offers the newest housing stock and the most cohesive master planned environment, and does not require tee times. The Reserve is more intimate and topographically dramatic, set across 780 acres against the Santa Rosa Mountains with a 21 hole Weiskopf and Morrish course, and its resident golf membership is an equity membership available exclusively to homeowners. Indian Wells Country Club, founded in 1956, is the historic alternative, with 36 holes across its Classic and Cove courses, a more varied residential mix, and the most flexible membership structure of the three including access to the wider Invited network. Toscana suits a buyer wanting modern championship golf and a cohesive club. The Reserve suits one prioritizing seclusion and estate living. Indian Wells Country Club suits one drawn to history and social accessibility.
Buying or selling at Toscana
Laurie McLennan has spent decades advising buyers and sellers throughout the Coachella Valley, including clients evaluating the Indian Wells private clubs. Three generations of Realtors sit behind that experience, and a desert connection dating to 1960.
Last updated: August 4, 2026
Written by Laurie McLennan, Founder, The McLennan Team at Desert Sotheby’s International Realty
California DRE #01424382 · Market figures from GPS MLS and CRMLS, retrieved August 4, 2026
Club membership terms, fees, dues and rules are set by Toscana Country Club. Short term rental regulations are set by the City of Indian Wells and by the community’s governing documents. All are subject to change without notice, are not guaranteed by The McLennan Team or Desert Sotheby’s International Realty, and should be confirmed in writing before any purchase decision. This page is informational and is not legal, financial or tax advice.