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Shelton vs Oronoque vs Monroe
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Shelton has the most renters (23.5% rent).
Oronoque has the oldest population (median age 66.6).
Monroe has the highest household income ($157k).
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 | Shelton | Oronoque | Monroe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 41,889Highest |
4,116Lowest |
18,949 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.3% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 44.5±1.5 8% above CT |
66.6±1.6Highest 62% above CT |
43.5±2.2Lowest 6% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.7 CT: 20.2% |
6%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
25.2%±3Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±1.5 CT: 18.5% |
53.8%±7.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
15.6%±2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.7%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
42.5% CT: 42.5% |
57.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±1 CT: 7.1% |
8.1%±3.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.1%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Oronoque and Shelton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,185±$11k 13% above CT |
$72,417±$5kLowest 24% below CT |
$157,250±$12kHighest 64% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $452,600±$13k 23% above CT |
$355,600±$26kLowest 3% below CT |
$503,200±$31kHighest 37% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,741±$216 17% above CT |
$2,278±$352Highest 53% above CT |
$994±$860Lowest 33% below CT |
| Oronoque and Shelton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,409Lowest 19% below CT |
$6,787 about the CT average |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.8%±9.8 CT: 52.6% |
84.6%±20.7Highest CT: 52.6% |
48.8%±46.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Below poverty line | 6.6%Highest CT: 10% |
5.2% CT: 10% |
2.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.5%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
83.3% CT: 66.5% |
95.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 10 yrs newer than CT |
1975Lowest 8 yrs newer than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 14% above CT |
21 minLowest 22% below CT |
34 minHighest 29% above CT |
| Work from home | 13.9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
20.3%±11.7Highest CT: 16% |
15.4%±3.3 CT: 16% |
| Oronoque 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 | #71 of 149 in CT | — | #48 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Shelton School District | — | Monroe School District |
| High school in town | Shelton High School | — | Masuk High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.3Highest |
— | 12.8Lowest |
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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.