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Ashland, MA vs Shelton, CT

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- The median age of a home in Ashland is 24.3% younger than the median age of a home in Shelton.
 Ashland, MAShelton, CTUnited States
 Median Home Age37  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$444,300$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months14.6%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock44.1%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.81.3%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$18.4$11.0
 Homes Owned72.5%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock3.5%11.2%
 Homes Rented22.5%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Ashland, MAShelton, CTUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,300$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,880  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,510$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,490  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,330$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,340  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Ashland, MAShelton, CTUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock0.1%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.3%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.2%0.7%
 Vacant Sold1.6%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.5%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.5%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Ashland, MAShelton, CTUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.3%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.6%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.1%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.9%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.3%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock6.4%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99912.1%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock34.0%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99926.4%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock13.1%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9993.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.6%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.2%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Ashland, MAShelton, CTUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock7.6%13.6%
 2000 to 200913.5%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock12.4%13.6%
 1980 to 198920.0%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock12.5%14.8%
 1960 to 196913.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock11.6%10.0%
 1940 to 19494.0%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock12.4%12.2%
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Reviews for Ashland    2 Reviews
Michael · Ashland, MA
typical
Over 14 years ago

Typical Massachussetts town. Quiet, good schools, very liberal, too high property taxes, constantly on a water  More

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Teodora · Bethpage, NY
Close to Boston, but easil;y affordable
Over 15 years ago

Ashland is settled in Middlesex county between the busy Framingham and the high end and expensive Sherborn and Natick. We have the best of both worlds, close to  More

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Reviews for Shelton    4 Reviews
zach · Shelton, CT
low taxes
Over 4 years ago

I have lived in Shelton ct for 14 years and the taxes are low and is not  More

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Jessie · Shelton, CT
Shelton, CT best place to live
Over 7 years ago

I love Shelton it's the best place to live. Good schools, low crime, low taxes for CT, great volunteer firefighters and EMT's.  More

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geo · Shelton, CT
I'm staying put
Over 13 years ago

I see a lot of people complain about Shelton.OK,it's their right.Is it perfect? Of course not.But I've seen a lot of people leave and come back in a year or two.What is  More

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