Shady Cove is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Shady Cove, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
What kind of neighbors does Shady Cove have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
If Shady Cove were 100 people, 34 would be 65 or older
For every 100 workers, 20 work from home, beside 19 across OR. Over 2010–2020, the head count moved +6%. In all, about 3,039 people live in Shady Cove (2025 Census estimate). Across OR, 63 in 100 households own their home; locally, 67.
Median age 56.5 (OR 40.4).
About 69 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±7.6 points).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 5% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 23 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Shady Cove says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Shady Cove
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Shady Cove’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Shady Cove or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Shady Cove in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.