▁material ▁moving ; ▁and ▁ 9 . 1 % ▁in ▁service ▁occup ations . ▁The ▁three ▁indust ries ▁employ ing ▁the ▁largest ▁percent ages ▁of ▁the ▁working ▁civil ian ▁labor ▁force ▁were : ▁ ▁public ▁administration ▁( 4 5 . 5 % ); ▁fin ance ▁and ▁ins urance , ▁and ▁real ▁estate ▁and ▁r ental ▁and ▁le asing ▁( 2 7 . 3 % ); ▁and ▁other ▁services , ▁except ▁public ▁administration ▁( 1 8 . 2 %). ▁ ▁The ▁cost ▁of ▁living ▁in ▁Parad ise ▁is ▁relatively ▁low ; ▁compared ▁to ▁a ▁U . S . ▁average ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 , ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁living ▁index ▁for ▁the ▁community ▁is ▁ 7 6 . 9 . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁median ▁home ▁value ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁$ 1 6 , 9 0 0 , ▁and ▁the ▁median ▁selected ▁month ly ▁owner ▁cost ▁was ▁$ 5 1 0 ▁for ▁housing ▁units ▁without ▁a ▁mort g age . ▁ ▁Government ▁Parad ise ▁is ▁a ▁city ▁of ▁the ▁third ▁class ▁with ▁a ▁mayor - c oun cil ▁form ▁of ▁government . ▁The ▁city ▁council ▁consists ▁of ▁five ▁members , ▁and ▁it ▁meets ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁Wed nes day ▁of ▁each ▁month . ▁ ▁Parad ise ▁lies ▁within ▁Kansas ' s ▁ 1 st ▁U . S . ▁Cong r essional ▁District . ▁For ▁the ▁purposes ▁of ▁representation ▁in ▁the ▁Kansas ▁Legisl ature , ▁the ▁city ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁ 3 6 th ▁district ▁of ▁the ▁Kansas