Living in Paradise, NV
Paradise is a mid-size city of 185,913 people in Clark County, Nevada. It's about 12 miles from Las Vegas, NV. Summer highs average 105°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $384k and rent runs about $1k a month.
185,913people
$384kTypical home
$1,372/moRent
105° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
315Sunny days
26Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 185,913
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,384 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 12 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $384k (≈$2,423/mo)
- Median rent $1,372/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 105°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 315 sunny days a year (174 totally clear)
- 50 cloudy days a year
- 21 of 90 winter days are gray
- 26 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 79 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (277 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,498 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 24% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 1 mi to LAS airport
- 1 mi to LAS (major hub)
- 87 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 39% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,044 ft
- 232 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 58 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,699 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 434 bars within 25 mi
- 581 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 28 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Nevada districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 1 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Clark County: D+3 in 2024
- Nevada: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk