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Paradise is a tiny town of 627 people in Wise County, Texas. It's about 59 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $320k and rent runs about $2k a month.
627people
$320kTypical home
$1,781/moRent
96° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
272Sunny days
67Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 627
- Part of a metro area
- About 300 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Dallas, TX
- 59 mi to Dallas, TX
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $320k (≈$2,015/mo)
- Median rent $1,781/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (140 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 67 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 19 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (124 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (633 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 40% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to FTW airport
- 42 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 778 ft
- 282 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 76 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of Texas districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wise County: R+70 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk