Paradise Hills is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 4,256 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. It is part of the Albuquerque, New Mexico, Albuquerque Albuquerque metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Paradise Hills is located in northern Bernalillo County on high ground rising to the west of the valley of the Rio Grande. The unincorporated CDP is entirely surrounded by the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Albuquerque. Paradise Hills is bordered to the east by the Desert Greens Golf Course, formerly known as Paradise Hills Golf Course. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

Education

It is zoned to Albuquerque Public Schools.

Notable events

Kirk Douglas' film production company, Joel Productions, filmed the movie ''Lonely Are the Brave'' on location in Paradise Hills. The film began shooting on May 1, 1961, at which time the land was managed by Horizon Land Corporation, a Tucson-based company.

References

{{authority control Census-designated places in Bernalillo County, New Mexico Census-designated places in New Mexico Albuquerque metropolitan area