Canadian ShoresOK
The town, home to 194 people, lies in Oklahoma.
Is Canadian Shores a good place to live?
Canadian Shores’ typical journey to work is 52 minutes, above both the Oklahoma town median (22 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Of the 132 Oklahoma towns we compare, none has a higher share of residents below the poverty line than Canadian Shores. Canadian Shores has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Canadian Shores.
Canadian Shores has 0.3 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
The top destinations are McAlester (29%), Eufaula (7%) and Oklahoma City (5%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 19 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Canadian Shores, with drought at the top
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 74% of U.S. communities. 31% of Canadian Shores’s expected losses from natural hazards come from drought, followed by inland flooding at 27%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Canadian Shores has four seasons and hot summers
Canadian Shores’ July high is 93°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults sleep under 7 hours in Canadian Shores than in most of Oklahoma or the rest of the country
19% of adults worry about having enough food in Canadian Shores. Among adults here, 19% smoke cigarettes and 41% have high blood pressure.
| Canadian Shores | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 40% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 25% |
| What stands out | Canadian Shores | OK |
|---|---|---|
| More adults sleeping under 7 hours | 43.3% | 36.8% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 4.3% | 3.7% |
| More adults with arthritis | 31.4% | 27.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Canadian Shores sells for about $66K
Only 5 of the 132 Oklahoma towns we compare have a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Canadian Shores.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Canadian Shores
Moving to Canadian Shores: who provides what
Canadian Shores is unincorporated, so Pittsburg County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
100% of working residents leave Canadian Shores for work
Where Canadian Shores’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Canadian Shores; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Canadian Shores residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.
Questions about Canadian Shores
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