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Retire To Paradise Valley, AZ
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Paradise Valley, Arizona is one of the great places in the U.S. to live in retirement. Find city facts on home sales prices, air quality, water quality, medical care, cost of living, taxes, weather and other demographics.



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Paradise Valley, Arizona
Camelback Mountain overlooking Paradise Valley, Arizona
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Paradise Valley, Arizona


Paradise Valley Population
. 1990 2000 2010
Phoenix-Mesa Metro Area blank blank 4,192,887
Paradise Valley 11,671 13,664 12,820



Paradise Valley
Home Sales Prices
(new & existing homes)
. Monthly Average Annual Average Yr-Over-Yr Change
2012 .$946,351-7.9%
Mar $951,000 . .
Feb $782,000 . .
Jan $1,071,000 . .
2011 .$1,027,951-8.4%
2010 .$1,121,713-3.2%
2009 .$1,158,763-28.8%
2008 . $1,627,518 -4.3%
2007 . $1,700,138 -15.2%
2006 . $2,005,461 87.4%
2005 . $1,070,215 20.3%



Home Sales Price to Big City Comparison
(2012)
. Paradise Valley GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price $946,351 $276,000
Nearest Big City Phoenix-Mesa na
Home Sales Price in Phoenix-Mesa $119,000 $205,000
Home Sales Price Bargain Index 795% of Phoenix-Mesa home prices 145%



Home Sales Price to Renting Comparison
(2012)
. Paradise Valley GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price $946,351 $276,000
Monthly Rent $1,434 $1,353
Price/Rent Index 44.3 times the annual rent 14.7



Paradise Valley
Cost of Living (2012)
281% GPTR 99 City Average
123%



Paradise Valley Taxes
(2012)
blank Tax Rate Days Worked to Pay State Rank Tax Rate
(99 City Avg)
Days Worked to Pay
(99 City Avg)
State and Local Sales Tax 9.1% -- 2* 6.8% --
Federal, State and Local Tax -- 101 days 35* -- 107 days
* State rank of 1 pays the highest taxes



Paradise Valley Building Permits
(single family homes)
2010 25
2009 25
2008 61
2007 92
2006 139
2005 102



Paradise Valley Interactive Maps


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