Newton vs Paradise

A side-by-side comparison of Newton and Paradise: population, income, housing, and more.

Newton and Paradise are places in Utah. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Newton has the higher population (899 vs 806 in Paradise). Paradise has the higher median household income ($95,000 vs $80,000 in Newton). Paradise has the higher median home value ($497,600 vs $347,800 in Newton).

Population, income & housing

	Newton	Paradise
Population	899	806
Median age	32.5 yrs	34.3 yrs
Median household income	$80,000	$95,000
Median home value	$347,800	$497,600
Median gross rent	—	$983
Housing units	250	259
Homeownership rate	90.8%	95.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.7%	44.1%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Newton	Paradise
Population	780 → 899 (+15.3%)	990 → 806 (-18.6%)
Median household income	$70,000 → $80,000 (+14.3%)	$75,714 → $95,000 (+25.5%)
Median home value	$215,000 → $347,800 (+61.8%)	$298,800 → $497,600 (+66.5%)
Median gross rent	$638 → $628 (-1.6%)	$825 → $983 (+19.2%)

Newton

Population

780899

Median household income

$70,000$80,000

Median home value

$215,000$347,800

Median gross rent

$638$628

Paradise

Population

990806

Median household income

$75,714$95,000

Median home value

$298,800$497,600

Median gross rent

$825$983

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Newton	Paradise
Under 5	7.2%	9.2%
5 to 17	28.6%	24.4%
18 to 24	9.1%	10.4%
25 to 34	8.8%	6.9%
35 to 44	11.3%	10.4%
45 to 54	9.6%	10.7%
55 to 64	7.5%	14.0%
65 to 74	13.1%	6.2%
75 and over	4.8%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Newton	Paradise
White (non-Hispanic)	95.6%	94.8%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Newton	Paradise
No high school diploma	5.9%	1.8%
High school graduate	30.7%	16.6%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	23.0%	27.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	16.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Newton	Paradise
Drove alone	73.9%	73.3%
Carpooled	13.3%	11.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	14.3%
Other means	0.8%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Newton	Paradise
1-unit, detached	97.6%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Newton	Paradise
Poverty rate	3.3%	5.2%
Average household size	3.60	3.47
Mean commute (minutes)	23	25
Median year structure built	1975	1990