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Paradise Valley is a big small town of 12,611 people in Maricopa County, Arizona. It's about 8 miles from Phoenix, AZ. Summer highs average 104°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $2.0M and rent runs about $4k a month.
12,611people
$2.0MTypical home
$3,501/moRent
104° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
318Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,611
- Part of a metro area
- About 820 people per sq mi
- 8 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 8 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $2.0M (≈$13k/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $247k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 104°F
- Winter highs around 67°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 318 sunny days a year (196 totally clear)
- 47 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 100 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (122 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (713 per 100k)
People
- Median age 56
- 26% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 73% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to PHX airport
- 8 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,631 ft
- 173 mi to the ocean
- 131 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 181 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,545 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 304 bars within 25 mi
- 1,079 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 54 museums within 25 mi
- 27 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Maricopa County: R+4 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk