MT area data
Paradise, MT
Paradise, MT.
Population: 130 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $262,294
- 1-year appreciation
- -2.4%
- 3-year appreciation
- +8.8%
- 5-year appreciation
- +35.6%
- 10-year appreciation
- +163.5%
- All-time peak (2025-08)
- $269,450
- House Price Index
- 724.8 (-1.8% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 95.5 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 13.0¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $9.00/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- winterWeather, coldWave, iceStorm, landslide, wildfire
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 21
- Days with Good air quality
- 339
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Plains Airport (8 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Missoula Montana Airport (MSO) (47 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 5
- Avg hospital rating
- 4.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.8 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,994
- Median annual property tax
- $1,750
- Households with broadband internet
- 41.3%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 2,686
- Average weekly wage
- $798
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
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