Shady DaleGA
A town of 294, settled in 1827.
Is Shady Dale a good place to live?
Shady Dale has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
294 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Shady Dale: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Shady Dale, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Shady Dale.
Shady Dale faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
On expected storm and flood damage, Shady Dale sits below 73% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 48% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 17% to drought. Federal aid has come to Shady Dale households in 3 declared disasters; the latest was in 2023.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and hot summers: that is Shady Dale’s year
July afternoons reach 92°, January nights drop to 33° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents commute out of Shady Dale
Among working residents in Shady Dale, 4.5% work locally. Jobs based in the town fell to 97 in 2023, 30 fewer than in 2013. The typical journey to work for Shady Dale comes to 35 minutes. Nearly a tenth of Shady Dale residents live below the poverty line, below Georgia’s towns (15%) and close to U.S. towns (9.6%).
| Shady Dale | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 9.3% | 15% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.5% | 9.1% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy Shady Dale is
The share of adults 18 to 64 in Shady Dale who have no health insurance: 21%. 26% of Shady Dale adults say their health is fair or poor, where Georgia’s towns sit at 23% and U.S. towns at 19%. In Shady Dale, 16% of adults have diabetes, and 16% report frequent physical distress.
| Shady Dale | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 29% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Shady Dale | GA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 21.2% | 13.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.6% | 14.5% |
| More adults who get no exercise | 33.7% | 26.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow puts the typical Shady Dale home at about $302K
Shady Dale’s going rate for rent is $933 a month. Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 5% in value. Nearly four in five households own their home locally.
| Shady Dale | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 79% | 58% | 73% |
| Median rent | $933 a month | $1,154 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Shady Dale
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Shady Dale; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Shady Dale residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
About Shady Dale
Town in Georgia, United States
Shady Dale is a town in Jasper County, Georgia, United States. The population was 252 in 2020.
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- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 623 ft
- ZIP code
- 31085
- Area code
- 706
Questions about Shady Dale
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Shady Dale, GA a good place to live?
Shady Dale has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.