How dark is the sky in Paramount, CA?

Paramount's sky measures inner-city here. Among the brightest skies in this dataset. Usually just the Moon and a few of the brightest stars or planets cut through. Paramount's sky is brighter than 98.9% of the 3,206 cities in this dataset.

Worth remembering: this is satellite radiance, not a ground observation. A true Bortle rating needs a human eye at night, this is the closest large-scale substitute.

How far Paramount is from a meaningfully darker sky

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Bellflower, CA, roughly 2 miles away in a straight line, rated urban. Road distance will be more.

Bellflower, CA is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.

Paramount against the rest of the dataset

Paramount, CA has a population of about 51,169, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Among all 3,206 cities here, Paramount ranks 3,152 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.