2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Ledyard, CT vs Shelton, CT

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Highlights
- Household income in Shelton, is 9% more than it is in Ledyard and is 33% above the National Average.
- Ledyard unemployment rate is 7.9%.
- Shelton unemployment rate is 8.0%.
 Ledyard, CTShelton, CTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.9%8.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.2%-0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.2%27.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.4%6.4%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$42,183$51,515$37,638
 Household Income$95,359$103,647$69,021
 Family Median Income$107,577$123,352$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Ledyard, CTShelton, CTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K2.6%7.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.7%1.9%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K3.9%4.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.7%6.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.8%4.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.3%4.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K12.1%7.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.7%10.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K23.3%22.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.4%13.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K11.5%17.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Ledyard, CTShelton, CTUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.6%21.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science11.0%7.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%1.5%1.8%
 Legal1.1%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library7.2%7.7%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.3%2.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.8%8.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.9%2.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.6%1.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.5%3.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.8%3.7%3.6%
 Personal care4.4%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.3%19.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.9%7.5%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving9.9%8.8%13.1%
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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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