Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 31/100
F
Median home value$384,200
Las Vegas $431,000
Median rent$1,372/mo
Las Vegas $1,626/mo
Cost-burdened households45%
Las Vegas 39%
Paradise
Clark County185,913 residentsClark County
56
C−
Suburbgrade score
5th of 12 Las Vegas suburbs. Strong on cost of living and amenities, held back by employment & income.
56
Las Vegas median 55
0 · F
A+ · 100
Launch-day rule. Residents is not counted for Paradise yet: no poll responses so far. The overall score of 56 is computed on the other six categories, re-normalised to 100%. Answer the poll →
What living here is actually like
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What Paradise is like to live in, by category
Bars show Paradise against Las Vegas. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 54/100
C−
Within-state proficiency55th pct
Las Vegas median 55th pct
Student–teacher ratio18.5
Las Vegas median 18.1
Graduation rate86%
Las Vegas median 86%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 83/100
A−
Housing cost index87
Las Vegas 100
Eff. tax rate0.45%
Las Vegas 0.52%
Local sales tax8.24%
Las Vegas median 8.24%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 70/100
B−
Mean commute23.2 min
Las Vegas 25.1 min
Under 30 minutes72%
Las Vegas 64%
Transit stops / sq mi13
Las Vegas median 5.3 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 78/100
B+
Restaurants & cafés177
Las Vegas median 41 · within 2 miles
Groceries8
Las Vegas median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks14
Las Vegas median 22 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 27/100
F
Median household income$59,190
Las Vegas $76,472
Unemployment9.8%
Las Vegas 7.6%
Professional occupations28%
Las Vegas 34%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Is it quiet at night?
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Better than Paradise on employment & income
Paradise's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbEmploymentOverall
Summerlin South11 mi from ParadiseB− 64 C+ Enterprise7 mi from ParadiseC 58 C Henderson8 mi from ParadiseD 60 C Spring Valley7 mi from ParadiseD− 57 C− Whitney6 mi from ParadiseD− 52 D+ Las Vegas12 mi from ParadiseD− 54 C− Median household income: ACS 2020–24 · Unemployment: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Paradise
Is Paradise, NV a good place to live?
Paradise scores 56 out of 100, 5th of 12 Las Vegas suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on employment & income. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Paradise expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades A−. The median home is $384,200, 11% below the Las Vegas median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.45%. $1,372/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Paradise?
Schools grade C−. The districts serving Paradise sit at the 55th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 86% graduation rate and a 18.5 student–teacher ratio. Paradise is served by Clark County. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Paradise?
The mean commute is 23.2 min, with 72% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 12% working from home. Transit density is 13 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Paradise?
Within two miles there are 8 groceries, 177 restaurants and cafés and 14 parks, which grades B+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Paradise old or new?
The median home in Paradise was built in 1988 — older than the Las Vegas median of 1998. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 39% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.