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About Shelton

City in Connecticut, United States
1789Established
40,869Population
31.9 sq miArea
62 ftElevation

Shelton 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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ZIP code06484
Area code203, 475
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Housing in Shelton

$566K▲ 4.9% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

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

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market36
Sale-to-list101.7%
Sold in May36
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Safety in Shelton

A−

Safety Grade A-

Shelton reports less crime per resident than 82% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Shelton 0.3
Connecticut 1.1
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Shelton 6.5
Connecticut 11.6
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade B

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.

#71Best public schoolsof 149 in CT
DistrictShelton School DistrictSchools9

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within CT. Ratings are from neighbors.

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