Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Paradise’s best subject grades are an A for health and schools and an A− for incomes; its weakest is a D for walkability. Paradise’s average trip to work is 38 minutes, above both the Utah town median (22 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 5 of Utah’s 173 towns score lower on walkability. Paradise has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Paradise Tithing Office and John P. and Sarah James House. Paradise has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Paradise beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Utah), ordered by how far Paradise is from typical.
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Census counts: 346 in 1870, a low of 346 in 1870, 971 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 1876 and 3 maps from 1955 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Paradise, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Mar 13, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Paradise.
Paradise beats the Utah average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 28% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Paradise, against 34% in Utah’s towns and 36% across U.S. towns. 15% of adults get no exercise outside work in Paradise.
| Paradise | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 34% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 11% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Paradise | UT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.5% | 10.5% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.9% | 12.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 7.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.8% of Paradise working residents work locally. Jobs based in Paradise grew to 86 in 2023, 35 more than in 2013. 1.9% of Paradise residents live below the poverty line.
| Paradise | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 1.9% | 6.2% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 8.4% | 8% |
| Median household income | $110,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 12% | 16% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Paradise home is worth about $682,000, up 7.6% in a year, 28% above the Utah typical home. Only 8 of the 120 Utah towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than Paradise.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Paradise has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. Paradise’s July high is 88°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Among 118 Utah towns, just 10 have a lower share of conserved land than Paradise.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Paradise North Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Paradise. Close and well known come first.
16 mi MountainBen Lomond Mountain
39 mi LakeBear Lake25 mi Ski areaSnowbasin Resort157 runs · 3,000 ft vertical14 mi Ski areaPowder Mountain Ski Resort155 runs · 2,755 ft vertical
32 mi National Historical ParkGolden Spike National Historical Park54K visitors a year36 mi Park & preserveKay's CrossBen Lomond Mountain: Joe Tordiff, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Bear Lake: kla4067, CC BY 2.0 · Golden Spike National Historical Park: Unknown, Public domain
1 within 15 miles of the center of Paradise
About 2 of every 100 Paradise residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Utah.
Where Paradise’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Paradise on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in the state of Utah, United States
Paradise is a town located in the southern part of Cache County, Utah, United States. The population was 971 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Logan, Utah-Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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That is 8.4 years of the area's median household income ($81,126 across the Logan, UT-ID metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
