Paradise.
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California·Butte County
5 tracts·6K people·$416K median·301/mi²
White 79 · Hispanic 10 · Multiracial 8 · Other 1 · Asian 1 · Black 1
Married couple 48 · Living alone 34 · Other 18
Chico 27 · Paradise 18 · Oroville 5 · Durham 5 · Sacramento 2 · Elsewhere 44
Health 53 · Retail 12 · Professional 11 · Manufacturing 10 · Leisure 7 · Public admin 0 · Other 6
Management · business · science · arts 38 · Sales · office 30 · Service 16 · Construction · maintenance 11 · Production · transport 5
Drive alone 73 · Work from home 15 · Carpool 10 · Walk 1 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Paradise is $416,000 (Census ACS) — 0.9× the US median of $458,812.
Paradise has 7,392 residents across 4 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 57.4; the population is 78.8% White, 9.8% Hispanic or Latino, 8.0% Multiracial, 1.4% Other, 1.4% Asian and 0.6% Black; the average household has 2.1 people; 31.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 18.2% (Census ACS).
Children's Community Charter (44%) and Paradise Ridge Elementary (38%) lead the elementary schools; Paradise Charter Middle (37%) and Paradise Junior High (19%) lead the middle schools; Paradise Senior High (25%) and Ridgeview High (Continuation) (15%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,241/month, 21% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Paradise is $67,687 a year, 21% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Paradise, median rent is $1,241/month and the median home value is $416,000 (Census ACS).
Paradise reported 4.2 violent crimes and 12.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 89°F; winter lows average 40°F; there are 114 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 59 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Paradise are wildfire (96), landslide (85) and earthquake (84), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.38g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Paradise scores 7.0 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 1.1% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).