Shady GroveOK
Home to 501 people, this town lies in Oklahoma.
Is Shady Grove a good place to live?
No town among the 132 in Oklahoma we compare has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Shady Grove. Shady Grove 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 Shady Grove.
Shady Grove has a very high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from drought
FEMA puts 28% of Shady Grove’s expected hazard losses down to drought, and 24% to inland flooding. The town’s risk rating from FEMA stands at 82 of 100, against 61 of 100 in Oklahoma’s towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fewer of Shady Grove’s residents live below the poverty line than in the typical Oklahoma or U.S. town
Shady Grove’s average trip to work stands at 29 minutes, above both the Oklahoma town median (22 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). The top destinations are Muskogee (19%), Checotah (14%) and Tulsa (4%).
| Shady Grove | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.8% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and hot summers in Shady Grove
Shady Grove’s midsummer high is 93°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Shady Grove stands out in Oklahoma and nationally, with more of its adults who have high blood pressure
27% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Shady Grove. This Oklahoma town beats the Oklahoma average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. Two figures for adults locally: 17% have diabetes, 19% report frequent physical distress. Among 132 Oklahoma towns, just 5 have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Shady Grove.
| Shady Grove | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 49% | 40% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 25% |
| What stands out | Shady Grove | OK |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.7% | 76.3% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 86.6% | 84.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.3% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conservation land takes up 3% of Shady Grove
1.9 miles of trail. Shady Grove’s density of trails comes in at 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Shady Grove | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3% | 6.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Shady Grove
Moving to Shady Grove: who provides what
Shady Grove is unincorporated, so McIntosh 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 Shady Grove for work
Where Shady Grove’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Shady Grove
About 5 of every 100 Shady Grove residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Oklahoma.
About Shady Grove
Census-designated place in Oklahoma, United States
Shady Grove is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in McIntosh County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 487 at the 2020 census, up from 199 in 2010. This is not to be confused with Shady Grove in Cherokee County, or the Shady Grove in Pawnee County.
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- Area
- 8.0 sq mi
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