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Shady Shores, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Shady Shores is a Census town of 2,922 people across 3.24 square miles of land, in Denton County. Median household income is $159,375, 92.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $150,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Shady Shores
What Shady Shores is
- Census place typetown
- Land area3.24 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land902
- County holding the largest share of its areaDenton County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Shady Shores
- Population2,922
- Median age46.9
- Population under 18552 plus or minus 143
- Share under 1818.9 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Population 65 and over553 plus or minus 124
- Share 65 and over18.9 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Households974
- Family households843
- Share of households that are families86.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Shady Shores
- Median household income$159,375
- Per capita income$63,037
- Civilian labor force1,632
- Employed1,576
- Unemployed56 plus or minus 47
- Unemployment rate3.4 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Adults 25 and over2,031
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher50.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree16.5 percent plus or minus 4.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Shady Shores
- Housing units997
- Occupied units974
- Vacant units23 plus or minus 30
- Vacancy rate2.3 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Owner occupied905
- Renter occupied69 plus or minus 51
- Ownership rate92.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$492,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,399 plus or minus $594
- Annual rent as a share of median income10.5 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Single family units941
- Share single family94.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more20 plus or minus 34
- Share in buildings of two or more2.0 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Mobile homes36 plus or minus 34
- Median year structure built2002
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Shady Shores gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,231
- Commuting under 15 minutes176 plus or minus 63
- Share commuting under 15 minutes14.3 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more614 plus or minus 133
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more49.9 percent
- Drove alone66.8 percent
- Carpooled6.6 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.0 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Worked from home21.9 percent plus or minus 5.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Shady Shores (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$150,000
- Average approval$150,000
- Median approval$150,000
- Largest approval$150,000
- Jobs supported3
- Jobs per approval3.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises100.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Shady Shores, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Shady Shores
- NFIP communityTown of Shady Shores
- NFIP community number481135
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/19/20
The Town of Shady Shores participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 481135 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Denton County, not Shady Shores
Denton County context, not Shady Shores figures
- Establishments in Denton County20,025
- Covered employment, Denton County313,782
- Average annual pay, Denton County$65,626
- Housing units permitted, Denton County10,507
Every figure in this section is published for Denton County as a whole and is not a measurement of Shady Shores.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Shady Shores questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Shady Shores, Texas?
2,922, in 974 households. Shady Shores town covers 3.24 square miles of land, which is 902 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Shady Shores in?
Denton County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Shady Shores?
$159,375. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $492,300. Median gross rent is $1,399 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Shady Shores businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $150,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $150,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Shady Shores, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Shady Shores borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Shady Shores. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Shady Shores in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Shady Shores appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Shady Shores, town of, community 481135, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Shady Shores figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Denton County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Shady Shores.
Is zoning published for Shady Shores?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.