Paradise ParkCA
A town of 470.
Is Paradise Park a good place to live?
Paradise Park’s July high is 77°F, against 89°F in California’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. Paradise Park has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
470 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Levi's Stadium and 82 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Paradise Park. Close and well known come first.
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaLevi's Stadium
Big draw27 mi Theme parkCalifornia's Great America
3 mi Theme parkSanta Cruz Beach Boardwalk
24 mi Stadium & arenaSAP Center
28 mi Zoo & aquariumMonterey Bay Aquarium
29 mi MuseumMonterey Museum of ArtPhoto credits
Levi's Stadium: Matthew Roth, CC BY-SA 2.0 · California's Great America: Oleg Alexandrov, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk: Josta Photo, CC BY 2.0 · SAP Center: Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Monterey Bay Aquarium: Meij.kobayashi, Public domain · Monterey Museum of Art: Sgerbic, CC BY-SA 4.0
Moving to Paradise Park: who provides what
Paradise Park is unincorporated, so Santa Cruz County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Paradise Park.
Top of a very high hazard risk in Paradise Park: inland flooding
FEMA puts 65% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 32% to earthquakes. Paradise Park’s FEMA hazard score is 98 of 100, above both California’s towns (88 of 100) and U.S. towns (44 of 100). Households here have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2023.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Paradise Park has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The top destinations are Santa Cruz (16%), San Jose (14%) and San Francisco (4%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 25 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A older population than California as a whole
People 65 and older are 27% of residents (16% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (24% statewide). Paradise Park’s median age is 55.9 years. Here, 28% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 37% in California as a whole.
| Paradise Park | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55.9 years | 39 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 27% | 16% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
65% women, 35% men
About 54 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±6.1 points). Across California, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Paradise Park | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 17.4% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 0% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.5% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 3.4% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.2% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 0% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 30% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 25.5% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 1.9% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 12.6% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 15.6% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 34.7% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.3% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.7% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.2% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 500, single groups can be off by several points
Expect mild winters and pleasant summers in Paradise Park
Paradise Park’s January low stands at 40°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Paradise Park is
8% of Paradise Park adults smoke cigarettes. This California town does better than the California average on 17 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 3. In Paradise Park, 23% of adults have obesity, and 15% get no exercise outside work.
| Paradise Park | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 35% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 29% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 24% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Paradise Park | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 3.5% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.6% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.4% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Protected land: 7.7% of Paradise Park
Paradise Park has 2 parks and preserves, 5 acres in all.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pogonip Open Space Preserve | — | 3 |
| 2. Paradise Park Picnic Grounds | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Paradise Park
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Paradise Park
About 13 of every 100 Paradise Park residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
100% of working residents leave Paradise Park for work
Where Paradise Park’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Paradise Park
Census-designated place in California, United States
Paradise Park is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. Paradise Park sits at an elevation of 92 feet (28 m). The 2020 United States census reported Paradise Park's population was 367, which is down from 389 people in the 2010 census. Paradise Park is separated from the University of California, Santa Cruz campus by Pogonip Park and Highway 9. It is the site of the 1872 California Powder Works Bridge, one of the best-preserved national examples of a wooden Smith truss covered bridge.
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- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 92 ft
Questions about Paradise Park
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Paradise Park, CA a good place to live?
Paradise Park has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.