Paradise is a very small town located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 970 people and two associated neighborhoods, Paradise is the 472nd largest community in Michigan.

A relatively large number of people in Paradise telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 17.96% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Another notable thing is that Paradise is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town’s population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live.

The overall crime rate in Paradise is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Paradise has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Paradise has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Paradise than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Paradise may be for you.

Being a small town, Paradise does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The population of Paradise overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Paradise, 21.26% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Paradise in 2022 was $29,635, which is middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $118,540 for a family of four. However, Paradise contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Paradise is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Paradise home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Paradise residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Paradise include English, German, Irish, French, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Paradise is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.