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North Branford, CT vs Shelton, CT

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Highlights
- Household income in Shelton, is 2% more than it is in North Branford and is 33% above the National Average.
- North Branford unemployment rate is 7.2%.
- Shelton unemployment rate is 8.0%.
 North Branford, CTShelton, CTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.2%8.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.4%-0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.3%27.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.4%6.4%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$52,650$51,515$37,638
 Household Income$101,463$103,647$69,021
 Family Median Income$132,982$123,352$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 North Branford, CTShelton, CTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K3.5%7.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.2%1.9%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.2%4.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.6%6.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.4%4.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.7%4.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.0%7.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.5%10.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K19.9%22.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K14.5%13.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K16.6%17.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 North Branford, CTShelton, CTUnited States
 Management, business, finance20.3%21.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.2%7.8%6.5%
 Community, social services0.4%1.5%1.8%
 Legal0.3%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library7.6%7.7%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.2%2.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.3%8.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.2%2.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.3%1.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.0%3.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.2%3.7%3.6%
 Personal care2.7%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.6%19.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.5%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair13.5%7.5%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving9.7%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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