Fast Facts about Paradise Valley

Magnificent scenery and topography, majestic urban mountains, breathtaking mansions and sumptuous estates have made the aptly-named town of Paradise Valley one of the premiere places in the entire Southwest in which to purchase a home or real estate.

Details: An exclusive enclave of luxury homes and prime real estate Paradise Valley intimately nestled in the center of the Phoenix, Arizona metropolitan area. Although the town is relatively small in terms of land and population, the home-buying market is definitely high end?median home prices are currently $1.74 million, with many exceeding $5 million and some over $20 million.

According to the town?s website, Paradise Valley is primarily zoned for single-family residential use, allowing just one home per lot. No multiple housing units are permitted, and since most of Paradise Valley is zoned R-43, the size of each lot must be at least one acre. There are some smaller residential lots that are also zoned R-43, but they were less than one acre when they came into the town and are considered ?grandfathered?. Complete zoning ordinance information, including information on building and structure heights, setbacks, etc., is listed on the town?s website.

Here are a number of interesting and useful ?Fast Facts? about Paradise Valley.*

*    Incorporation date: May 24, 1961
*    Population: 14,215
*    Area: 16.5 square miles
*    Borders: Shea Boulevard to the north; Scottsdale Road to the east; 32nd Street to the west; Chaparral Road to the south
*    Town mailing address: 6401 East Lincoln Drive, Paradise Valley, Arizona 85253
*    Paradise Valley Town Website
*    Information: 480-948-7411 (Town Hall) or 480-948-7418 (Police)
*    Police, Fire or Medical Emergency: 911
*    Type of government: Council/Manager
*    U.S. Congressional District Number 3
*    State Legislative District Number 11
*    Maricopa County Supervisorial Districts Numbers 2 and 3

*Source:(http://www.ci.paradise-valley.az.us)