Best PlacesShady Park Neighbourhood, Muskegon, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Shady Park Neighbourhood, Muskegon, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Shady Park Neighbourhood, Muskegon ranks 5,858th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Shady Park Neighbourhood, Muskegon
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 Park Neighbourhood, Muskegon's strengths and weaknesses
Where Shady Park Neighbourhood, Muskegon ranks high
- Cheap childcare$601 a month, better than 99% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 72% of neighborhoods
Where Shady Park Neighbourhood, Muskegon ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Household income$41,460 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD−, better than only 6% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Shady Park Neighbourhood, Muskegon
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Shady Park Neighbourhood, Muskegon home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $41,460; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Park Neighbourhood, Muskegon's effective rate of 1.14%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Shady Park Neighbourhood, Muskegon
Shady Park Neighbourhood, Muskegon's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Shady Park Neighbourhood, Muskegon.
Who works in Shady Park Neighbourhood, Muskegon, and how
Work in Shady Park Neighbourhood, Muskegon centers on manufacturing and hospitality & food. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 1%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Shady Park Neighbourhood, Muskegon
Shady Park Neighbourhood, Muskegon has more restaurants and bars per resident than 76% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Shady Park Neighbourhood, Muskegon and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Shady Park Neighbourhood, Muskegon, month by month
Shady Park Neighbourhood, Muskegon sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 28° | 22° |
| April | 59° | 47° | 36° |
| July | 84° | 73° | 62° |
| October | 64° | 54° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Shady Park Neighbourhood, Muskegon
The nearest airport, Muskegon County, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 88 miles away.
The best schools in and around Shady Park Neighbourhood, Muskegon
Schools across Shady Park Neighbourhood, Muskegon average a D−, better than 6% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Beach Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Oakview Elementary SchoolF · 6% proficient
- Marquette Elementary SchoolF · 5% proficient
Top middle schools
- Orchard View Middle SchoolD− · 13% proficient
- Muskegon Middle SchoolF · 8% proficient
Top high schools
- Orchard View Community EducationD+ · 25% proficient
- Orchard View High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Shady Park Neighbourhood, Muskegon school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Shady Park Neighbourhood, Muskegon 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 Park Neighbourhood, Muskegon against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Shady Park Neighbourhood, Muskegon
Is Shady Park Neighbourhood, Muskegon a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Shady Park Neighbourhood, Muskegon ranks 5,858th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on affordable childcare, quiet, and low disaster risk, and lowest on crime and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Shady Park Neighbourhood, Muskegon expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $160,326. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $41,460 median income, cost of living beats 12% of neighborhoods.
Is Shady Park Neighbourhood, Muskegon safe?
Shady Park Neighbourhood, Muskegon is safer than 0% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,800 per resident a year.
Compare Shady Park Neighbourhood, Muskegon with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Shady Park Neighbourhood, Muskegon. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Shady Park Neighbourhood, Muskegon 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 Park Neighbourhood, Muskegon detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Shady Park Neighbourhood, Muskegon: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Shady Park Neighbourhood, Muskegon: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Shady Park Neighbourhood, Muskegon: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Shady Park Neighbourhood, Muskegon: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Shady Park Neighbourhood, Muskegon 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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