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Berthoud, CO vs Shelton, CT

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- Household income in Shelton, is 8% more than it is in Berthoud and is 33% above the National Average.
- Berthoud unemployment rate is 5.8%.
- Shelton unemployment rate is 8.0%.
 Berthoud, COShelton, CTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth51.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes3.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$45,051  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$103,647$69,021
 Family Median Income$106,502  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Berthoud, COShelton, CTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock7.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K2.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock22.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K18.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock17.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Berthoud, COShelton, CTUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.8%6.5%
 Community, social services0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.8%1.2%
 Education, library5.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology1.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock8.8%13.1%
Reviews for Berthoud    2 Reviews

My family and I moved to Berthoud in 1999. We, like most families here chose Berthoud to live in and raise our families due to it's quaint, small town, rural atmosphere  More

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Over 17 years ago

Berthoud is a beautiful little town with truly terrific people. However, if you are considering moving to Berthoud, beware that the water rates here are higher than I  More

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Reviews for Shelton    4 Reviews

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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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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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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