Best PlacesParadise Valley, NV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Paradise Valley, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Paradise Valley ranks 42,131st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Paradise Valley
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 Valley's strengths and weaknesses
Where Paradise Valley ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 98% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 92% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 90% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 140 pleasant days a year, better than 89% of towns
Where Paradise Valley ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 3% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Paradise Valley
A household needs to earn about $54,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Paradise Valley home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,528, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Valley's effective rate of 0.46%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Paradise Valley
Paradise Valley runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Paradise Valley.
Who works in Paradise Valley, and how
Work in Paradise Valley centers on agriculture & forestry and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Paradise Valley
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Paradise Valley.
What the weather is like in Paradise Valley, month by month
Paradise Valley sees roughly 140 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 33° | 22° |
| April | 67° | 49° | 31° |
| July | 98° | 79° | 54° |
| October | 72° | 49° | 29° |
Flying in and out of Paradise Valley
The nearest airport, Elko Regional, is about 100 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 159 miles away.
The best schools in and around Paradise Valley
Schools across Paradise Valley average a C−, better than 28% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Paradise Valley SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Sonoma Heights ElementaryC · 33% proficient
- Independence Valley Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- French Ford Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
- Mcdermitt Junior High SchoolF · 10% proficient
- Owyhee Jr High SchoolF · 7% proficient
Top high schools
- Mcdermitt High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Albert M. Lowry High SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Wells High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Paradise Valley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Paradise Valley 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 Valley against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Paradise Valley
Is Paradise Valley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Paradise Valley ranks 42,131st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on clean air, state infrastructure, and state finances, and lowest on civic engagement and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Paradise Valley expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $216,400. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $66,528 median income, cost of living beats 46% of towns.
Is Paradise Valley safe?
Paradise Valley is safer than 4% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $837 per resident a year.
Compare Paradise Valley with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Paradise Valley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Paradise Valley 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 Valley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Paradise Valley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Paradise Valley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Paradise Valley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Paradise Valley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Paradise Valley 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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