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About Shelton
City in Connecticut, United StatesShelton is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 40,869 at the 2020 United States Census. The city is part of the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region.
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Housing in Shelton
The typical Shelton home is worth about $566,000, up 4.9% in a year, 26% above the Connecticut typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Shelton
Safety Grade A-
Shelton reports less crime per resident than 82% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Schools in Shelton
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The public schools Shelton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 61% of Connecticut’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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