Paradise Valley is a small, affluent town in Arizona. Despite the town's relatively small area and population compared to other municipalities in the Phoenix metropolitan area, Paradise Valley is home to twelve resorts, making it one of Arizona's premiere tourist destinations. It has very expensive real estate, with a median home price over $1,000,000] with many exceeding $5 million and some over $10 million.
It is home to Paradise Valley Community College, Paradise Valley High School, Paradise Valley Hospital, Paradise Valley Mall, and Paradise Valley Golf Course.
There is a Paradise Valley Unified School District, and it is one of the largest in the state, though like many other institutions with the name Paradise Valley, it refers to the Phoenix village, and not to the town.
Some recent demographics reveal there are over 5,000 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.1% were married couples living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.3% were non-families. 13.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the town the population was spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 18.8% from 25 to 44, 35.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males.
Notable Residents (Past and Present)
- Muhammed Ali - Boxer
- Alice Cooper - Rock star
- Clive Cussler - Writer
- Bennett Dorrance - Businessman, philanthropist, Campbell's Soup heir
- Hugh Downs - Broadcaster
- Hunter Gomez - Actor
- Mark Grace - Baseball player
- Rob Halford - Rockstar
- Jeff Hornacek - Basketball player
- Craig Jackson - Barrett-Jackson Auction Owner
- Randy Johnson - Baseball pitcher
- Bil Keane - Cartoonist
- Charles Keating - Reagan appointee and figure in the Lincoln Savings and Loan scandal
- Nikolai Khabibulin - Ice hockey goaltender
- Steve Nash - Basketball player
- Stevie Nicks - Singer
- Sandra Day O'Connor - Former Justice of the US Supreme Court
- Dan Quayle - Former US Vice-President
- Paolo Soleri - Visionary Italian-American architect
- Peter Sperling - Businessman
- Don Stewart- Head of Don Stewart Ministries/Association[6]
- "Superstar" Billy Graham - Wrestler
- Mike Tyson - Boxer
- Kurt Warner - Football player
- "Vinny" Del Negro - NBA Coach
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