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Paradise is a small town of 1,091 people in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It's about 10 miles from Lancaster, PA and 52 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $281k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,091people
$281kTypical home
$1,059/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
29"Snow
213Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,091
- Part of a metro area
- About 937 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 10 mi to Lancaster, PA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $281k (≈$1,771/mo)
- Median rent $1,059/mo
- Median household income $100k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (56 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (336 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 37% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to LNS airport
- 48 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 413 ft
- 29 mi to the ocean
- 169 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 521 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 41 bars within 25 mi
- 156 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 60 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lancaster County: R+16 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk