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 vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the town experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller town.

Paradise’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

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.

Paradise is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The education level of Paradise citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.26% of adults in Paradise 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.