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Paradise, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Paradise is a Census CDP of 1,091 people across 1.16 square miles of land, in Lancaster County. Median household income is $100,089, 61.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $373,500 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Paradise
What Paradise is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area1.16 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land937 plus or minus 322
- County holding the largest share of its areaLancaster County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Paradise
How many people live in Paradise
- Population1,091 plus or minus 375
- Median age31.9 plus or minus 11.9
- Population under 18416 plus or minus 150
- Share under 1838.1 percent
- Population 65 and over160 plus or minus 71
- Share 65 and over14.7 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Households339 plus or minus 105
- Family households249 plus or minus 78
- Share of households that are families73.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Paradise
- Median household income$100,089 plus or minus $32,337
- Per capita income$41,911 plus or minus $18,318
- Civilian labor force559 plus or minus 182
- Employed550 plus or minus 180
- Unemployed9 plus or minus 15
- Unemployment rate1.6 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Adults 25 and over630 plus or minus 199
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.8 percent plus or minus 38.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.2 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.0 percent plus or minus 8.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Paradise
- Housing units351 plus or minus 105
- Occupied units339 plus or minus 105
- Vacant units12 plus or minus 18
- Vacancy rate3.4 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Owner occupied207 plus or minus 73
- Renter occupied132 plus or minus 71
- Ownership rate61.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$280,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,059 plus or minus $306
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.7 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Single family units241 plus or minus 82
- Share single family68.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more110 plus or minus 68
- Share in buildings of two or more31.3 percent plus or minus 17.0
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1953
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Paradise gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute504 plus or minus 171
- Commuting under 15 minutes163 plus or minus 82
- Share commuting under 15 minutes32.3 percent plus or minus 11.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more172 plus or minus 77
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more34.1 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Drove alone71.7 percent plus or minus 16.3
- Carpooled12.6 percent plus or minus 10.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.7 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Worked from home6.3 percent plus or minus 6.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Paradise
SBA loans in Paradise (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$373,500
- Average approval$373,500
- Median approval$373,500
- Largest approval$373,500
- Jobs supported1
- Jobs per approval1.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Paradise, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Paradise
SBA loans in Paradise (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$2,200,000
- Average approval$2,200,000
- Median approval$2,200,000
- Largest approval$2,200,000
- Jobs supported42
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Paradise, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Paradise
- NFIP communityTownship of Paradise
- NFIP community number421777
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/05/16
The Township of Paradise participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 421777 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Lancaster County, not Paradise
Lancaster County context, not Paradise figures
- Establishments in Lancaster County13,776
- Covered employment, Lancaster County252,045
- Average annual pay, Lancaster County$59,966
- Housing units permitted, Lancaster County1,184
Every figure in this section is published for Lancaster County as a whole and is not a measurement of Paradise.
All Lancaster County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Paradise questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Paradise, Pennsylvania?
1,091, in 339 households. Paradise CDP covers 1.16 square miles of land, which is 937 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Paradise in?
Lancaster County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Paradise?
$100,089. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $280,800. Median gross rent is $1,059 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Paradise businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $373,500 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $373,500, plus 1 504 approvals worth $2.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Paradise, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Paradise borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Paradise. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Paradise in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Paradise appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Paradise, township of, community 421777, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Paradise figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lancaster County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Paradise.
Is zoning published for Paradise?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.