A Hurricane community
Living in Paraiso.
A newer S&S Homes community on the south side of Hurricane, just off the Southern Parkway and SR-9, with Grandpa's Pond and a golf course close by and St. George about fifteen minutes away. Sand Hollow Reservoir, Quail Creek, and Zion are all reachable on a weekend morning without packing a lunch for the drive.
I am Scott Buehler. I have spent 20+ years in Southern Utah, and this page is what I would tell you about Paraiso if we were standing in the middle of it.
New to the area? Start with the Hurricane guide, then come back for the neighborhood.
Current listings
Homes for sale in Paraiso.
Buying here
Be first in line when one lists.
I watch the Washington County MLS for S&S Homes activity here, and since most Paraiso plans are single-story, I can flag the right release before it is widely advertised. Tell me you are interested in this Southern Parkway pocket near Grandpa's Pond and the golf course, and I will call you as soon as something opens up.
Selling here
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Life in Paraiso
What a day here looks like.
Morning starts with a short drive to Lin's or Davis for whatever you forgot yesterday. The streets in Paraiso are new and quiet in the morning, the kind of quiet where you hear a lawn getting its first watering before you hear a car. If the day is a weekend, the real question is which direction: south toward Sand Hollow for a morning on the water, or east toward Zion for a hike before the canyon fills up.
Errands from here run through the front door of the subdivision and up 2805 West to the Southern Parkway, which is the fast way to the SR-9 shopping strip and, when you want it, straight west to St. George without a single downtown light. Paraiso sits on the edge of town rather than the middle of it, so the trade you are making is a couple of extra minutes to the grocery store for a much shorter run to the freeway.
Evenings tend to end outside. The walking and biking paths that thread through the community connect toward the neighborhood park, the golf course, and Grandpa's Pond, so an after-dinner loop does not require getting back in the car. Because the whole subdivision is new, the streets are wide and flat and the sidewalks are continuous, which is the kind of thing you only notice once you have lived somewhere that skipped them.
Building at the Parkway edge
Why S&S chose this corner of the valley.
Paraiso is the piece of Hurricane where a single builder decided to plant a flag. It is S&S Homes' first development in the Hurricane Valley, and rather than infill a downtown block they went to the open south-side ground where the Southern Parkway meets SR-9, near the golf course and Grandpa's Pond. The company's own name for the place, Spanish for paradise, is a builder's flourish, but the reasoning behind the location is practical: this is the corner of town with the fastest, lightless run to St. George and the freeway.
That decision shapes everything a buyer notices here. The homes are new and the streetscape is uniform, the lots are compact and flat, and the marquee plan is a single-story with an oversized RV garage aimed squarely at the boat-and-side-by-side crowd that buys near Sand Hollow. You are not buying a slice of old Hurricane with mature trees and a corner store. You are buying the newest edge of it, with the trade-offs and the head start that come with a purpose-built community.
What I check before I call a Paraiso home the right buy
- Which phase the lot is in, and whether the streets and lots around it are finished or still active construction.
- Standing inventory versus a to-be-built the same day, so incentives, lot premiums, and the finish package are compared on real numbers.
- Whether an RV-garage plan is worth the premium for how you would use the bay day to day, given its 45-foot depth and 10-by-12 door.
- Sun exposure and wind on the specific lot, since this open edge has no mature trees to soften either yet.
Sources: S&S Homes' Paraiso community and plan listings, the Washington County parcel record, and recent MLS closings. Builder plans, pricing, and incentives change by release, so confirm the current package before you rely on it.
Outdoors & recreation
The highlight reel, all within minutes.
Grandpa's Pond
A Hurricane city pond and park a short walk or ride from the neighborhood, with a fishing pond, a disc golf course, and open green space. The community's walking and biking paths connect toward it and a nearby golf course.
The golf course next door
S&S built Paraiso against a golf course, and the community paths run toward it, so a nine after work or a walk along the edge of the fairways is a few minutes on foot rather than a drive across town.
Nearby trails
The JEM Trail, Gooseberry Mesa, and the Hurricane Cliffs trail system put singletrack and slickrock within about 15 minutes. The bigger outdoor picture is in the trails section below.
Walking & biking paths
Scenic walking and biking paths wind through Paraiso and connect toward a community park, a nearby golf course, and Grandpa's Pond, so a lot of daily movement happens on foot or by bike right from the neighborhood.
The Southern Parkway on-ramp
Paraiso's exit lands you on the Southern Parkway (SR-7), the divided route that skirts the south end of the valley toward the airport and I-15. It is the reason a home on the edge of Hurricane can still be a short, light-free drive to St. George.
Water minutes away
Sand Hollow State Park and Quail Creek Reservoir both sit within about fifteen minutes of the neighborhood, so a boat, a paddleboard, or an evening swim is a spur-of-the-moment plan here rather than a whole-day expedition.
Homes & lots
New single-family homes on compact lots.
Paraiso is a new-construction subdivision by S&S Homes, the builder's first development in the Hurricane Valley. Nearly every home has been built in 2020 or later, the streets are new, and the plans lean toward single-story layouts in roughly the 1,785 to 2,000 square foot range, with several offering an RV garage option. Finishes run to the current new-build package: quartz counters, stainless appliances, and builder landscaping front and back.
Lots are compact and flat, closer to a tenth of an acre than a quarter, which keeps yards low-maintenance and the streetscape tidy. Because this is a working community, some phases are finished while others are still going in, and the landscaping is young and still filling out rather than shaded by thirty-year trees.
In a builder community, the plan you pick and the release you buy in matter more than the address on the sign.
The single-story plans are the heart of Paraiso. S&S offers a four-bedroom, two-bath layout around 1,785 square feet and a set of three-bedroom plans running from roughly 1,905 to 1,992 square feet, all with a three-car garage. The plan people cross the valley for, though, is the single-story with the RV garage: a bay 45 feet deep behind a 10-by-12-foot door, which in this part of Utah means a trailer, a boat for Sand Hollow, or a side-by-side lives at home instead of in a storage yard. If you want more room there is a two-story near 3,014 square feet with a second-floor family room and a fourth bedroom that flexes to a den or a fifth. My advice on any builder street is to compare the standing inventory against a to-be-built the same afternoon, because incentives, lot premiums, and the finish package move the real number more than the base price ever does.
The bigger outdoor picture
Parks, trails, and open country.
Paraiso's south-side position is the reason its recreation menu leans toward water and open desert rather than downtown parks. The Southern Parkway that fronts the community runs toward Sand Hollow and the sand-dune country beyond it, and the Hurricane Cliffs bench that rises along the east and southeast edge of the valley carries a trail system you can be standing on inside of fifteen minutes. This is the part of a listing photo that never shows up: what is a short drive from the driveway.
Sand Hollow State Park
Red-rock reservoir and dune country about 15 minutes down the Southern Parkway. Boating, an OHV area on the dunes, and a shoreline that is warm enough to swim most of the year.
Hurricane Cliffs / JEM Trail
The cliff-bench network on the east and southeast rim of the valley, with the JEM loop above the Virgin River gorge among its best-known singletrack. Roughly 15 minutes from the neighborhood.
Gooseberry Mesa
Technical slickrock riding on a mesa top with Zion views, reached by a dirt approach off SR-59 about 25 minutes south and east of Paraiso.
Zion National Park sits about 25 minutes east on SR-9; the rest of the region's trail and reservoir map is laid out in the Hurricane guide.
Errands & drive times
Errands, measured in minutes.
This is the practical answer to "how far is everything." The short version: Hurricane's commercial corridor along State Route 9 puts groceries, dining, and errands within a few minutes of Paraiso.
| The errand | Where it happens | From Paraiso |
|---|---|---|
| Full grocery run | Lin's Marketplace, State Street | ~5 min |
| Second grocery option | Davis Food & Drug, State Street | ~5 min |
| Big-box and shopping | Walmart Supercenter, west State Street | ~8 min |
| Hardware and home | Ace Hardware, State Street | ~5 min |
| Fuel | Maverik, State Street | ~5 min |
| Dining out | State Street and downtown Hurricane | ~6 min |
| Nearest ER / urgent care | St. George Regional Hospital Hurricane Campus, 75 N 2260 West | ~7 min |
| Fitness and rec | Hurricane Recreation Center | ~6 min |
| Flights | St. George Regional Airport (SGU) | ~30 min |
The reason those minutes stay short is the Southern Parkway that fronts the community: it feeds the SR-7 corridor west toward St. George and the airport without the downtown lights, which is exactly why S&S built here. The wider day-trip map, including Zion and the reservoirs, lives in the Hurricane guide.
Schools & education
Schools, by the facts.
Paraiso is served by the Washington County School District. On this south side of Hurricane, near the Southern Parkway and SR-9, the K-5 elementary has been assigned to Coral Canyon Elementary or Three Falls Elementary (789 S 700 W) depending on the exact street, and the chain continues to Hurricane Intermediate (grades 6-7), Hurricane Middle (grades 8-9), and Hurricane High (grades 10-12). Valley Academy is a K-8 charter alternative in Hurricane. Which specific school serves a given address can change as the district adjusts boundaries for growth, so confirm the current assignment for any home you are serious about directly with the district. For independent school information, GreatSchools and Niche both publish data you can weigh for yourself. Higher education runs through Utah Tech University and Dixie Technical College in St. George, about 25 minutes west.
I cover the bigger education picture in the Hurricane guide.
What locals know
Notes from around Hurricane.
No listing photo tells you this part. I have lived in Southern Utah for more than 20 years and know Washington County's neighborhoods, so here is what I would tell a friend about living here.
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The south edge is open to the wind. Paraiso sits at the low, exposed south side of the valley with few mature trees yet, so spring gusts coming down the corridor hit these streets with less to break them than an older, treed neighborhood downtown. It is worth a bolt-down base for the patio umbrella and a look at how a given lot is oriented to the prevailing afternoon blow.
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Backyard orientation is the whole game on a new lot. With landscaping still young and no shade trees yet, a west-facing patio here bakes from about 4 to 7 in July while an east or north exposure shades up earlier. On a builder lot you can often still choose, so I treat sun angle as a real line item. The elevation and climate context for Hurricane as a whole is on the Hurricane guide.
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You are buying into an unfinished street. Because S&S is still building Paraiso in phases, expect construction traffic, a model-home flag or two, and dirt lots next door until a phase wraps. That is normal for a new community and it is temporary, but it is worth picturing before you fall for a finished model on a paved cul-de-sac. The town's calendar, Peach Days included, is on the Hurricane guide.
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The Parkway is your on-ramp, not State Street. Living on the south edge means most trips start by heading out to the Southern Parkway rather than fighting up SR-9 through the middle of town. It changes the daily math: the freeway and St. George feel closer from Paraiso than the address might suggest, and the SR-9 shopping strip is still only a few minutes the other direction.
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Zion season barely touches your commute. The March-to-October park crush loads the SR-9 corridor east of downtown, and Paraiso sits south and west of all of it. Your grocery run and your freeway trip both point away from the tourist flow, which is a quieter perk of buying on this edge of town.
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Ask whether the softener came with the house. Washington County water is hard, and on a builder home a water softener is often an option or an aftermarket add rather than standard, so check whether the one you are touring has one and whether it conveys. It is a small line item that saves you a service call in month one.
Buy or sell here
The buyer side and the seller side.
Buying in Paraiso
Paraiso sits on the south side of Hurricane, Utah, a Washington County city at roughly 3,200 feet that serves as the gateway to Zion National Park. The subdivision is just off the Southern Parkway and State Route 9, near Grandpa's Pond and a golf course, with a quick 15-minute drive to St. George.
Paraiso is new-construction single-family homes by S&S Homes, the builder's first development in the Hurricane Valley. Nearly every home has been built in 2020 or later, and the plans lean toward single-story layouts in the roughly 1,785 to 2,000 square foot range on compact lots, several with RV garage options. Landscaping is still filling in and the builder is still active in the community.
Paraiso is a few minutes from the State Route 9 corridor where Lin's Marketplace, Davis Food & Drug, and the Walmart Supercenter anchor Hurricane's grocery and retail. Most daily errands are a short drive, with dining and services clustered along State Street.
Because Paraiso is a newer S&S Homes community, resale activity has generally landed in the high $300,000s to mid $400,000s, while builder inventory and new plans can run higher into the $500,000s depending on square footage, lot, and finishes. Prices move, so treat that as a starting point and confirm against the live listings above.
Ready to look? See what is on the market or tell me what you are after.
Selling in Paraiso
Hurricane values have moved a lot in recent years, and lot position and finish level make a real difference. Start with the home valuation page and I will run a real comparison against recent Paraiso sales, no obligation.
List with me and your home is featured across MovingUtah, on this page, on the Hurricane hub, and in the featured listings buyers browse on this site. The get featured page walks through exactly how that works.
It depends on what is listed in the neighborhood right now. Hurricane inventory runs in cycles, and a well-kept home in a newer subdivision like Paraiso draws attention when options are thin, especially against the builder's own inventory. Tell me your timeline and I will give you a straight read.
Yes, and in a builder community like Paraiso the sequencing has its own wrinkle: if you are buying a to-be-built, you have a construction timeline to sell against, which can work in your favor. I cover the moving parts in the buy and sell at once guide, and because I am dual-licensed I can keep your sale, your search, and the financing coordinated on one desk.
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Buying, I can pull the current listings and tell you honestly which streets fit what you are after. Selling, I will give you a straight number and a plan to get your home featured in front of the buyers already on this site. Either way, we start with a conversation.
Selling in Paraiso
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Resale activity here has generally landed in the high $300,000s to the mid $400,000s while builder inventory and new plans run higher into the $500,000s, so with S&S Homes still building, a resale has to be weighed against what is offered on the same street.