Best PlacesShady Grove, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Shady Grove, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Shady Grove ranks 47,402nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Shady Grove
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Shady Grove's strengths and weaknesses
Where Shady Grove ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 92% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 90% of towns
- QuietBetter than 88% of towns
Where Shady Grove ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$42,549 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Shady Grove
A household needs to earn about $21,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Shady Grove home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $42,549, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Shady Grove's effective rate of 0.62%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Shady Grove
Shady Grove runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Shady Grove.
Who works in Shady Grove, and how
Work in Shady Grove centers on public administration and finance & insurance. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Shady Grove
The coast is about 49 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Shady Grove, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Shady Grove, month by month
Shady Grove sees roughly 92 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 67, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs February through May and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67° | 52° | 39° |
| April | 83° | 68° | 53° |
| July | 94° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 85° | 70° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Shady Grove
The nearest airport, Tallahassee International, is about 42 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 119 miles away.
The best schools in and around Shady Grove
Schools across Shady Grove average a B, better than 61% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Madison County Central SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Taylor County Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Taylor County High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Madison County High SchoolC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Shady Grove school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Shady Grove measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Shady Grove against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Shady Grove
Is Shady Grove a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Shady Grove ranks 47,402nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and affordable childcare, and lowest on summer heat and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Shady Grove expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $83,400. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $42,549 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Shady Grove safe?
Shady Grove is safer than 11% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $339 per resident a year.
Compare Shady Grove with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Shady Grove. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Shady Grove represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Shady Grove detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Shady Grove: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Shady Grove: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Shady Grove: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Shady Grove: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Shady Grove detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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