CO area data
Paradox, CO
Paradox, CO.
Population: 129 (Census ACS)
1 schools serve the area (NCES). FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Low, with lightning, avalanche the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 3.1% above the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index (state)
- 675.7 (-1.4% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 103.1 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.9¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $11.20/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Schools
- Total schools
- 1
- Elementary schools
- 0
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
- Charter schools
- 1
- Schools include
- Paradox Valley Charter School
Source: NCES school directory, 2022-23 (school-address-based)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards (county)
- lightning, avalanche
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- avalanche: Relatively Moderate · drought: Relatively Low · earthquake: Relatively Low · inlandFlooding: Relatively Low · landslide: Relatively Low · lightning: Relatively High
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 80% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 49.0%
- Radon potential (county)
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
- Nearest Superfund site
- Uravan Uranium Project (Union Carbide Corp.) (12 mi)
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 12.9 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 6b (extreme annual low -5 to 0°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 3
- Nearest national park
- Arches National Park (41 mi)
- National parks include
- Arches National Park, Colorado National Monument, Canyonlands National Park
- Airports within 30 mi
- 13
- Nearest airport
- Pine Flat Airstrip (9 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 2
- Hospitals include
- MOAB REGIONAL HOSPITAL, SAN JUAN HOSPITAL
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (5.0 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,984
- Housing built before 1970
- 17.1%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 7.1%
- Median annual property tax
- $550
- Mean commute to work
- 5 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 59.1%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 13,231
- Average weekly wage
- $916
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Construction, Accommodation & Food
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 240
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the natural-hazard risk in Paradox, CO?
- Overall risk: Relatively Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: lightning, avalanche.
- What is the wildfire risk in Paradox, CO?
- Risk to homes is higher than 80% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in Paradox, CO?
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near Paradox, CO?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- How many schools serve Paradox, CO?
- 1 schools (NCES, 2022-23).
- What is the cost of living in Paradox, CO?
- Regional Price Parity: 103.1 (100 = US average) (Above Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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