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Shelton vs Webster vs Oronoque
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Shelton has the highest household income ($108k).
Webster has the most renters (40.2% rent).
Oronoque has the oldest population (median age 66.6).
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 | Webster | Oronoque |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 41,889Highest |
17,748 |
4,116Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 44.5±1.5 14% above U.S. |
39.9±2.9Lowest about the U.S. average |
66.6±1.6Highest 71% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.7 U.S.: 22% |
19.6%±2.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
6%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Webster and Shelton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±1.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
53.8%±7.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
25.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.8%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
8.1%±3.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| 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±$11kHighest 34% above U.S. |
$72,895±$6k 10% below U.S. |
$72,417±$5kLowest 10% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $452,600±$13kHighest 36% above U.S. |
$361,500±$12k 9% above U.S. |
$355,600±$26kLowest 7% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,741±$216 23% above U.S. |
$1,228±$81Lowest 13% below U.S. |
$2,278±$352Highest 61% above U.S. |
| Oronoque and Shelton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,409 73% above U.S. |
$3,999Lowest 28% above U.S. |
$6,787Highest 118% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.8%±9.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
45.7%±6.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
84.6%±20.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 6.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
12.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
59.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1962Lowest 18 yrs older than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 15% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
21 minLowest 22% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.9%±2.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
8%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.3%±11.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Oronoque and Shelton 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 | #271 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Shelton School District | Webster | — |
| High school in town | Shelton High School | Bartlett High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.3Highest |
11.6Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.