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Shady Shores is a small town of 2,922 people in Denton County, Texas. It's about 30 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $492k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,922people
$492kTypical home
$1,399/moRent
96° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
272Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,922
- Part of a metro area
- About 902 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Dallas, TX
- 30 mi to Dallas, TX
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $492k (≈$3,104/mo)
- Median rent $1,399/mo
- Median household income $159k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (140 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 19 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (120 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (910 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 27% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to DFW airport
- 18 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 568 ft
- 263 mi to the ocean
- 45 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 85 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,799 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 157 bars within 25 mi
- 1,124 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Texas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Denton County: R+13 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk