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Leavenworth, WA vs Shelton, CT

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Highlights
- Household income in Shelton, is 70% more than it is in Leavenworth and is 33% above the National Average.
- Leavenworth unemployment rate is 5.9%.
- Shelton unemployment rate is 8.0%.

Economy
 Leavenworth, WAShelton, CTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.9%8.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.7%-0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth36.9%27.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.2%6.4%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$38,021$51,515$37,638
 Household Income$60,982$103,647$69,021
 Family Median Income$94,979$123,352$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Leavenworth, WAShelton, CTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K7.6%7.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K10.5%1.9%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K11.2%4.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K1.9%6.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.2%4.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.2%4.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K6.3%7.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.7%10.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K16.1%22.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.0%13.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K8.4%17.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Leavenworth, WAShelton, CTUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.6%21.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.7%7.8%6.5%
 Community, social services3.0%1.5%1.8%
 Legal0.0%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library9.8%7.7%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.5%2.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.3%8.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.0%2.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.5%1.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving8.4%3.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.6%3.7%3.6%
 Personal care4.9%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.4%19.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry2.9%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.8%7.5%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving5.3%8.8%13.1%

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Reviews for Leavenworth    2 Reviews

Had heard a lot abot this town and recently spent a 4-night vacation (stayed at the local KOA) here - what a place! Many wonderful shops and restaurants, beatiful  More

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Over 11 years ago

Just returned from a multi-city "prospective real estate" investment tour of cities in OR and WA. Leavenworth was one of the cities I visited. Loved it! Small town feel  More

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Reviews for Shelton    4 Reviews

Over 3 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 12 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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