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What Is It Like to Live in Paradise?

What it costs to live in Paradise, and how it compares with other Nevada cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

18

20th best value in Nevada

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Nevada cities.

Overall livability

30

17th overall in Nevada

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Paradise is home to about 189,852 people. A typical home runs $282,600 and a household earns around $50,100, a price-to-income ratio of 5.6. Among Nevada's largest cities, it ranks 20th for value and 17th overall.

Paradise at a glance

Median home price

$282,600

20th in NV of 21

Median rent

$1,073/mo

Median household income

$50,100

Home price to income

5.6x

Unemployment

9.1%

18th in NV of 21

School rating

3/10

18th in NV of 21

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in NV of 21

Walk score

22/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Nevada only. Updated 2026.