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Monroe vs Shelton vs Suffield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Monroe has the most kids (25.2% under 18).
Shelton has the most renters (23.5% rent).
Suffield has the most people working from home (18.4%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Monroe | Shelton | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,949 |
41,889Highest |
15,702Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.3% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 43.5±2.2Lowest 6% above CT |
44.5±1.5Highest 8% above CT |
44.5±1.7Highest 8% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 25.2%±3Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.9%±1.7 CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 15.6%±2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
21.4%±1.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
| Shelton and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 57.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
41.7% CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
5.8%±1Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Shelton and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $157,250±$12kHighest 64% above CT |
$108,185±$11kLowest 13% above CT |
$119,472±$13k 25% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $503,200±$31kHighest 37% above CT |
$452,600±$13k 23% above CT |
$407,500±$26kLowest 11% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $994±$860Lowest 33% below CT |
$1,741±$216Highest 17% above CT |
$1,424±$141 4% below CT |
| Shelton and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$5,409Lowest 19% below CT |
$6,456 about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±46.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
53.8%±9.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
| Shelton and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.6%Highest CT: 10% |
4.6% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
76.5%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 11 yrs newer than CT |
1977Lowest 10 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 29% above CT |
30 min 14% above CT |
26 minLowest 3% below CT |
| Work from home | 15.4%±3.3 CT: 16% |
13.9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
| Suffield and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #48 of 149 in CT | #71 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Monroe School District | Shelton School District | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | Masuk High School | Shelton High School | Suffield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
14.3Highest |
10.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
CT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.