Shady PointOK
A town of 1,010, settled in 1891.
Is Shady Point a good place to live?
The best of Shady Point’s subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A− for safety; the weakest is a D for incomes. Only 11 of Oklahoma’s 196 towns score higher on safety. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 87% of U.S. towns. Only 19 of Oklahoma’s 229 towns score higher on cost of living. Shady Point School is on the National Register of Historic Places. Shady Point has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Shady Point stand out
Where Shady Point beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Typical home value
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
1,010 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Shady Point grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oklahoma), ordered by how far Shady Point is from typical.
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Moving to Shady Point: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Shady Point, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Shady Point.
On CDC estimates, Shady Point is less healthy than 92% of U.S. towns
Shady Point beats the Oklahoma average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 22% of Shady Point adults smoke cigarettes, against 18% in Oklahoma’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. 37% of Shady Point adults get no exercise outside work.
| Shady Point | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| What stands out | Shady Point | OK |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.7% | 8% |
| More smokers | 21.7% | 16.3% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 4.7% | 3.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Shady Point’s schools rank behind 85% of Oklahoma districts
Its public schools are run by the Shady Point school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shady Point Public SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 158 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OK on state tests
Property crime in Shady Point is lower than in most of Oklahoma or the rest of the country
At 2 per 1,000 residents, Shady Point’s property crime rate is below both Oklahoma’s towns (14) and U.S. towns (9.9). Shady Point’s violent crime rate is 0 per 1,000 residents. Shady Point reports less crime per resident than 81% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
| Shady Point | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2 per 1,000 residents | 14 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 2.7 | 1.6 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Shady Point faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 84% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fewer of Shady Point’s working residents work locally than in the typical Oklahoma or U.S. town
1.3% of working residents work locally in Shady Point. Jobs based in Shady Point grew to 115 in 2023, 26 more than in 2013. 24% of residents live below the poverty line in Shady Point.
| Shady Point | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 24% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 22% | 8% |
| Median household income | $52,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Shady Point’s typical home value is about $172K
The typical Shady Point home is worth about $172,000, up 6.4% in a year, 22% below the Oklahoma typical home. The median rent in Shady Point is $618 a month.
| Shady Point | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $618 a month | $873 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 69% | 62% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Shady Point has mild winters and hot summers
Shady Point has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 93°, January nights drop to 29° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everything we know about Shady Point
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Shady Point
About 1 of every 100 Shady Point residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.
99% of working residents leave Shady Point for work
Where Shady Point’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Shady Point
Town in Oklahoma, United States
Shady Point, sometimes referred to as Shadypoint, is a town in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Shady Point had a population of 972.
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- Established
- 1891
- Area
- 2.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 456 ft
- ZIP code
- 74956
Questions about Shady Point
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Shady Point, OK expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.