Best PlacesParadise Hills, San Diego, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Paradise Hills, San Diego, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Paradise Hills, San Diego ranks 2,642nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Paradise Hills, San Diego
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Paradise Hills, San Diego's strengths and weaknesses
Where Paradise Hills, San Diego ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 293 pleasant days a year, better than 97% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 70% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 70% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 69% of neighborhoods
Where Paradise Hills, San Diego ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Paradise Hills, San Diego
A household needs to earn about $160,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Paradise Hills, San Diego home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $92,747, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Paradise Hills, San Diego's effective rate of 0.54%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Paradise Hills, San Diego
Paradise Hills, San Diego runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Paradise Hills, San Diego.
Who works in Paradise Hills, San Diego, and how
Work in Paradise Hills, San Diego centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Paradise Hills, San Diego
The coast is about 11 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Paradise Hills, San Diego, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Paradise Hills, San Diego, month by month
Paradise Hills, San Diego sees roughly 293 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 69, with lows near 43. Every month averages in that range.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69° | 55° | 43° |
| April | 74° | 60° | 50° |
| July | 81° | 70° | 62° |
| October | 81° | 67° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Paradise Hills, San Diego
San Diego International sits about 9 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 12.7 million passengers in 2025, with 121 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Paradise Hills, San Diego
Schools across Paradise Hills, San Diego average a C+, better than 65% of neighborhoods.
Top middle schools
- Bonita Vista MiddleB · 44% proficient
- Granger Junior HighD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Bonita Vista Senior HighB · 50% proficient
- Sweetwater HighC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Paradise Hills, San Diego school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Paradise Hills, San Diego measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Paradise Hills, San Diego against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Paradise Hills, San Diego suits
Retirees
The weather beats 97% of neighborhoods and it is quieter than 61%.
Common questions about living in Paradise Hills, San Diego
Is Paradise Hills, San Diego a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Paradise Hills, San Diego ranks 2,642nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on the weather, low property taxes, and population health, and lowest on biking and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Paradise Hills, San Diego expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $633,780. The overall cost of living runs about 29% above the national average. Set against a $92,747 median income, cost of living beats 35% of neighborhoods.
Is Paradise Hills, San Diego safe?
Yes, Paradise Hills, San Diego is safer than 62% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $405 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Paradise Hills, San Diego?
July highs average about 81 degrees, and January highs near 69 with lows near 43. That works out to about 293 pleasant days a year, more than 97% of neighborhoods.
Is Paradise Hills, San Diego good for families?
Schools beat 65% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 62%, and childcare runs $1,432 a month.
Compare Paradise Hills, San Diego with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Paradise Hills, San Diego. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Paradise Hills, San Diego represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Paradise Hills, San Diego detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Paradise Hills, San Diego: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Paradise Hills, San Diego: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Paradise Hills, San Diego: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Paradise Hills, San Diego: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Paradise Hills, San Diego detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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