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Paradise Park is a tiny town of 470 people in Santa Cruz County, California. It's part of the Santa Cruz, CA area. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.0M and rent runs about $2k a month.
470people
$1.0MTypical home
$2,264/moRent
75° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
66Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 470
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,691 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to San Jose, CA
- In the Santa Cruz, CA area
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.0M (≈$6,479/mo)
- Median rent $2,264/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 270 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 95 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 66 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (312 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,282 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 24% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 13% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to SJC airport
- 25 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 466 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 129 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 138 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,259 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 115 bars within 25 mi
- 534 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 20 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 59 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Santa Cruz County: D+54 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.