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Paradise Funeral Home

Houston, Harris County, TX

A funeral home, part of SCI, sold under the Dignity Memorial brand.

Posted July 15, 2026 Checked August 17, 2026

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10401 West Montgomery, Houston, TX 77088

Direct cremation

$2,590

The middle price in Harris County is $3,725.

We do not have a verified permit fee for that county, so please ask the funeral home or that county what it adds.

The home posts $2,565. With one certified copy, $2,590.

How this adds up
"5. Direct Cremation with Cardboard Container"$2,565
1 certified copy of the death certificate$21
Sum$2,586
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $2,590

This covers transfer of remains from place of death to funeral home, basic Services of the Funeral Director and Staff for Direct Cremation, refrigeration, the cremation charge itself, transfer to or from crematory and the crematory fee is included. It does not cover mileage beyond the distance this list includes and additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time. The county permit fee belongs to the county where the death occurred, not the county where the funeral home is, so pick that county below or ask the funeral home. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $21 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • transfer of remains from place of death to funeral home
  • basic Services of the Funeral Director and Staff for Direct Cremation
  • refrigeration
  • the cremation charge itself
  • transfer to or from crematory
  • the crematory fee is included.

What this home's price does not cover

  • mileage beyond the distance this list includes
  • additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time

This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "5. Direct Cremation with Cardboard Container".

This list charges by the mile once the drive passes the distance its price covers. How far that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "(within a 50 mile radius. Additional distance will be charged at $3.00 per mile.)"

The median across Harris County is $3,725, from 16 posted price lists we have read.

Cremation with service

$8,065

The middle price in Harris County is $9,590.

We do not have a verified permit fee for that county, so please ask the funeral home or that county what it adds.

This covers basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead, transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care, embalming, dressing, casketing and cosmetizing, use of facilities and staff for a viewing, use of facilities and staff for the funeral ceremony, the cremation charge itself, transfer to or from the crematory and rental casket for the viewing.

How this adds up
"$2,695"$2,695
"$675"$675
"$1,595"$1,595
"$395"$395
"$395"$395
"$495"$495
"$395"$395
"$295"$295
"$1,100"$1,100
1 certified copy of the death certificate$21
Sum$8,061
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $8,065

It does not cover mileage beyond the distance this list includes and additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time. The county permit fee belongs to the county where the death occurred, not the county where the funeral home is, so pick that county below or ask the funeral home. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $21 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead
  • transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care
  • embalming
  • dressing, casketing and cosmetizing
  • use of facilities and staff for a viewing
  • use of facilities and staff for the funeral ceremony
  • the cremation charge itself
  • transfer to or from the crematory
  • rental casket for the viewing

What this home's price does not cover

  • mileage beyond the distance this list includes
  • additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time

This list charges by the mile once the drive passes the distance its price covers. How far that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "(within a 50 mile radius. Additional distance will be charged at $3.00 per mile.)"

Sales tax is not included in this figure. It varies by location and by what is taxed, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The median across Harris County is $9,590, from 15 posted price lists we have read.

Immediate burial

Immediate burial with a casket or container this funeral home supplies

$5,710

We do not have a verified permit fee for that county, so please ask the funeral home or that county what it adds.

This one price does include this home's least expensive casket. Any other casket costs more and is priced separately at the funeral home.

The home posts $5,685. With one certified copy, $5,710.

How this adds up
"2. Immediate burial with minimum casket from our facility (Triton Brown)"$5,685
1 certified copy of the death certificate$21
Sum$5,706
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $5,710

This covers basic Services of the Funeral Director and Staff for Immediate Burial, refrigeration, transfer of remains from place of death to funeral home and transportation of remains to cemetery or crematory. It does not cover mileage beyond the distance this list includes and additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time. The county permit fee belongs to the county where the death occurred, not the county where the funeral home is, so pick that county below or ask the funeral home. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $21 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • basic Services of the Funeral Director and Staff for Immediate Burial
  • refrigeration
  • transfer of remains from place of death to funeral home
  • transportation of remains to cemetery or crematory

What this home's price does not cover

  • mileage beyond the distance this list includes
  • additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time

This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "2. Immediate burial with minimum casket from our facility (Triton Brown)".

This list charges by the mile once the drive passes the distance its price covers. How far that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "(within a 50 mile radius. Additional distance will be charged at $3.00 per mile.)"

This list charges by the mile once the drive passes the distance its price covers. How far that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "(within a 50 mile radius. Additional distance will be charged at $3.00 per mile.)"

Immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides

$4,115

The middle price in Harris County is $5,570.

We do not have a verified permit fee for that county, so please ask the funeral home or that county what it adds.

How this adds up
"1. Immediate burial with container provided by the purchaser (all such containers must meet"$4,090
1 certified copy of the death certificate$21
Sum$4,111
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $4,115

It does not cover mileage beyond the distance this list includes and additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time. The county permit fee belongs to the county where the death occurred, not the county where the funeral home is, so pick that county below or ask the funeral home. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $21 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides

What this home's price does not cover

  • mileage beyond the distance this list includes
  • additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time

This list charges by the mile once the drive passes the distance its price covers. How far that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "(within a 50 mile radius. Additional distance will be charged at $3.00 per mile.)"

This list charges by the mile once the drive passes the distance its price covers. How far that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "(within a 50 mile radius. Additional distance will be charged at $3.00 per mile.)"

The median across Harris County is $5,570, from 14 posted price lists we have read.

Burial with graveside service

$5,275

The middle price in Harris County is $7,348.

We do not have a verified permit fee for that county, so please ask the funeral home or that county what it adds.

This covers basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead, transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care, storage and sheltering of the deceased, dressing, casketing and cosmetizing, a hearse and use of facilities and staff for a graveside service.

How this adds up
"$2,695"$2,695
"$675"$675
"$495"$495
"$395"$395
"$495"$495
"$495"$495
1 certified copy of the death certificate$21
Sum$5,271
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $5,275

It does not cover a casket, mileage beyond the distance this list includes and additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time. The county permit fee belongs to the county where the death occurred, not the county where the funeral home is, so pick that county below or ask the funeral home. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $21 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead
  • transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care
  • storage and sheltering of the deceased
  • dressing, casketing and cosmetizing
  • a hearse
  • use of facilities and staff for a graveside service

What this home's price does not cover

  • a casket
  • mileage beyond the distance this list includes
  • additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time

This list charges by the mile once the drive passes the distance its price covers. How far that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "(within a 50 mile radius. Additional distance will be charged at $3.00 per mile.)"

Sales tax is not included in this figure. It varies by location and by what is taxed, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The median across Harris County is $7,348, from 16 posted price lists we have read.

Traditional funeral service

$7,265

The middle price in Harris County is $10,140.

We do not have a verified permit fee for that county, so please ask the funeral home or that county what it adds.

This covers basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead, transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care, embalming, dressing, casketing and cosmetizing, a hearse, use of facilities and staff for a graveside service, use of facilities and staff for a viewing and use of facilities and staff for the funeral ceremony.

How this adds up
"$2,695"$2,695
"$675"$675
"$1,595"$1,595
"$395"$395
"$495"$495
"$495"$495
"$395"$395
"$495"$495
1 certified copy of the death certificate$21
Sum$7,261
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $7,265

It does not cover a casket, mileage beyond the distance this list includes and additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time. The county permit fee belongs to the county where the death occurred, not the county where the funeral home is, so pick that county below or ask the funeral home. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $21 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead
  • transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care
  • embalming
  • dressing, casketing and cosmetizing
  • a hearse
  • use of facilities and staff for a graveside service
  • use of facilities and staff for a viewing
  • use of facilities and staff for the funeral ceremony

What this home's price does not cover

  • a casket
  • mileage beyond the distance this list includes
  • additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time

This list charges by the mile once the drive passes the distance its price covers. How far that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "(within a 50 mile radius. Additional distance will be charged at $3.00 per mile.)"

Sales tax is not included in this figure. It varies by location and by what is taxed, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The median across Harris County is $10,140, from 15 posted price lists we have read.

These prices do not include a casket. The casket is chosen and priced separately at the funeral home.

3 other packages this home posts

1. Essential Package XDPAIOA

$520

The home posts $495. With one certified copy, $520.

How this adds up
"1. Essential Package XDPAIOA"$495
1 certified copy of the death certificate$21
Sum$516
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $520

What is in it is listed below in the home's own words. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $21 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • this package includes 1 personalized Register Book

2. Distinguished Package XDPAICD

$620

The home posts $595. With one certified copy, $620.

How this adds up
"2. Distinguished Package XDPAICD"$595
1 certified copy of the death certificate$21
Sum$616
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $620

What is in it is listed below in the home's own words. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $21 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • this package includes 1 personalized Register Book

3. Premier Package XDPAICO

$820

The home posts $795. With one certified copy, $820.

How this adds up
"3. Premier Package XDPAICO"$795
1 certified copy of the death certificate$21
Sum$816
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $820

What is in it is listed below in the home's own words. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $21 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • this package includes 1 personalized Register Book
  • dignity Memorial® is a symbol of trust and a mark of excellence.
These figures are ballparks for comparing homes, not quotes.

These figures are assembled from this home's own posted price list, and each one is rounded up to the next $5. Treat them as a way to compare homes, not as a quote. Only the funeral home can quote you.

What the county fee is

Harris County is the county this funeral home is in, so that is where the figures start. The permit fee belongs to the county where the death happened. If that was a different county, pick it and every figure on this page moves with it.

For the cremation figures: This fee is charged by the county where the death occurred, not the county where the funeral home is. A family using a Tarrant County funeral home for a death that happened in Parker County pays the Parker County fee. Pick the county of death to know the amount.

For the burial figures: This fee is charged by the county where the death occurred, not the county where the funeral home is. The amount for this state is not on file here, so ask the funeral home.

For the cremation figures: In this list: in TX, Dallas County at $30, Bexar County and Travis County at $25, Denton County, Johnson County, Parker County and Tarrant County at $35 and Harris County with no fee on file here; in NM, 14 counties charging no fee. A county not in this list charges something too; ask that county or the funeral home.

For the burial figures: In this list: in TX, 8 counties with no fee on file here; in NM, 14 counties charging no fee. A county not in this list charges something too; ask that county or the funeral home.

The counties of the states this one touches are in the list too, each one labeled with its state, because a death does not stop at a state line.

Certified copies of the death certificate

One certified copy of the death certificate is included in every figure on this page.

This home's list does not post a price for a certified copy of the death certificate. Texas charges $21 for the first copy and $4 for each one after it, so those are the figures below. This is what the record itself costs. Ask the funeral home whether it charges anything to order them for you.

How many certified copies do you need?

Most families need more than one. Raising the count raises every figure on this page.

One certified copy is $21, and each one after that is $4.

Nobody can tell you how many you will need. Banks, insurers, and pension offices each tend to want their own, so families commonly order several. Set the count and the line says what that comes to.

Tax is always approximate. Ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

Where to look next

What the other funeral homes in Harris County charge

The closest funeral homes whose posted prices we also hold:

The same question, answered for every Texas home we have read:

If a term on this page needs explaining: