Best PlacesShady Pine, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Shady Pine, 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 Pine ranks 24,830th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Shady Pine
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 Pine's strengths and weaknesses
Where Shady Pine ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 97% of towns
- Short commute17.0 minutes each way, better than 95% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 95% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 146 pleasant days a year, better than 91% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 81% of towns
Where Shady Pine ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 9% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 9% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Shady Pine
A household needs to earn about $96,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Shady Pine home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $72,208, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Pine's effective rate of 0.63%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Shady Pine
Shady Pine runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Shady Pine.
Who works in Shady Pine, and how
Work in Shady Pine centers on education and public administration. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Shady Pine
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Shady Pine.
What the weather is like in Shady Pine, month by month
Shady Pine sees roughly 146 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 32° | 22° |
| April | 62° | 45° | 29° |
| July | 90° | 70° | 47° |
| October | 67° | 47° | 29° |
Flying in and out of Shady Pine
The nearest airport, Rogue Valley International/Medford, is about 56 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Portland International, about 229 miles away.
The best schools in and around Shady Pine
Schools across Shady Pine average a C, better than 29% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Henley Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Pelican Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ponderosa Middle SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Henley Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Klamath Union High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Shady Pine school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Shady Pine 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 Pine against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Shady Pine
Is Shady Pine a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Shady Pine ranks 24,830th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, short commutes, and civic engagement, and lowest on internet speeds and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Shady Pine expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $376,629. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $72,208 median income, cost of living beats 45% of towns.
Is Shady Pine safe?
Yes, Shady Pine is safer than 74% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $299 per resident a year.
Compare Shady Pine with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Shady Pine. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Shady Pine 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 Pine detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Shady Pine: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Shady Pine: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Shady Pine: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Shady Pine: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Shady Pine 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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