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185,913people live here $59,190median household income▼ 27% below US $1,372median rent per monthNear US average $384,200median home value▲ 15% above US

Paradise is an unincorporated community in Clark County, NV. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Paradise

Paradise is a large unincorporated community in Nevada. The numbers below lay out what daily life there actually looks like.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Paradise deals with county unemployment above the national average, household incomes below the national average, air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, and larger class sizes than the national average.

The not so good

Above-average unemployment in the county
Below-average household incomes
Air quality concerns
High student-teacher ratio
High rent burden for renters
Very hot summers

How Paradise compares

Median household income

Paradise$59,190

Nevada avg$78,260

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Paradise$1,372

Nevada avg$1,597

US$1,413

Median home value

Paradise$384,200

Nevada avg$435,400

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Paradise

Based on Paradise's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$2,744

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $54,880 a year
57% of Paradise renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$76,840

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $38,420
Homes cost 6.5× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of livingNear US average

$1,372/mo median rent

Rent is pretty middle of the road, at $1,372 a month median. Not a bargain, not a budget-buster. About typical for a city this size. Home prices run above average, with a median around $384,200. Buyers should expect to stretch their budget here.

Median home value $384,200 · 57% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

5.6% county unemployment

Unemployment in Clark County is 5.6%, somewhat above the national average of 4.3%. Lining up work before the move is the safer route. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Clark County (county-wide)

Safety

412 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Paradise doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department jurisdiction as a whole, which runs above the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 2424/100k · Policed by Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting around▼ 11% below US

23 min average commute

Commutes are reasonable, averaging 23.2 minutes. Nothing heroic, and there's still time left over for a life after work. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 6% take public transit; 12% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

65%

Work from home

12%

Carpool

12%

Public transit

5.7%

Other

3.1%

Walk

3.0%

Climate

Summers run seriously hot, with average highs pushing 102°F, and winters are chilly but manageable, with lows around 41°F. It's a dry climate with limited rainfall.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Healthcare

1 hospital

There's one Medicare-certified hospital inside city limits. Hospitals in neighboring towns aren't counted here.

Medicare-certified hospitals

Education & workforce▼ 33% below US

24% bachelor's degree or higher

College degree attainment runs below average at 24%. That tends to reflect a more trade and working-class economy, which can be great or limiting depending on the industry.

Schools

40 public schools inside the boundary

There are 40 public schools inside the boundary and 7 private schools. The student-to-teacher ratio is 21:1, above the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument (22 miles away). There are 5 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Nothing in Paradise's numbers stands out as a clear strength, and the main tradeoffs are county unemployment above the national average and household incomes below the national average. A year of median rent ($1,372/mo) equals 28% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It may be a harder fit for anyone moving without a job lined up and people who struggle with heat.

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