| | Melbourne, AR | Shelton, WA | United States |
| Overall | 69.9 | 102.0 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 92.1 | 99.7 | 100 |
| Health | 90.7 | 89.1 | 100 |
| Housing | 30.1 | 113.3 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $138,400 | $382,900 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 9,770.0% | 7,480.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 74.0 | 87.4 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 66.2 | 102.3 | 100 |
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Lived here 13 years. Air smells like chemicals and gasses not to mention how terrible the pollen is. People are either terribly rude, your friends, or follow you home at More
Shelton is a town stuck in the mud. Thats the best way to describe it. People like it that way from what I can tell. It's stuck in time between an old town appearance More
Below are the crime statistics on Shelton Wa compared to the national average. Several thing you can count on in Shelton is increase crime, homeless living everywhere More
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