Move over, Beverly Hills… there’s a new sheriff in town when it comes to being a playground for the wealthy. It’s Paradise Valley that has quietly become the ultimate playground for elite athletes who want to live like royalty without the California price tag or the Miami hurricane drama.
Picture this: Mike Tyson, Michael Phelps, and Odell Beckham Jr. cruising around in G-Wagons and Bentleys through a town that looks like Beverly Hills had a baby with a luxury desert resort. At under 14,000 residents Paradise Valley is small enough to feel exclusive but big enough to house some seriously impressive mansions on sprawling multi-acre lots.
Former NHL goalie Eddie Lack nailed it when he called it “Beverly Hills, Arizona.” Big houses, big lots, lots of greenery, and lots of wealthy people who know a good thing when they see it…