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Oxford, CT vs Shelton, CT

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- The median age of a home in Oxford is 24.3% younger than the median age of a home in Shelton.
 Oxford, CTShelton, CTUnited States
 Median Home Age37  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$444,300$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months13.4%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock44.1%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.47.1%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$18.4$11.0
 Homes Owned88.5%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock3.5%11.2%
 Homes Rented7.2%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Oxford, CTShelton, CTUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,300$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,210  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,510$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,710  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,330$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,540  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Oxford, CTShelton, CTUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock0.1%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.2%0.7%
 Vacant Sold1.1%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.5%3.6%
 Vacant Other0.9%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Oxford, CTShelton, CTUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.3%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.0%  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 $149,9991.8%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock6.4%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99918.1%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock34.0%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99924.8%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock13.1%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9991.5%  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
 Oxford, CTShelton, CTUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock7.6%13.6%
 2000 to 200924.3%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock12.4%13.6%
 1980 to 198919.6%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock12.5%14.8%
 1960 to 19698.3%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock11.6%10.0%
 1940 to 19497.9%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock12.4%12.2%
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Reviews for Oxford    3 Reviews
p · Oxford, CT
Read the overview and disagree
Over 11 years ago

The overview of Oxford seems odd to me as it lists, as part of the cons, areas of urban decay. Not sure how, where or what they were looking at. Oxford was once a  More

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P · Oxford, CT
Beautiful Town but the rents too damn high
Over 13 years ago

Oxford is a lovely town but offers little to no service and taxes it's residents out of their homes. Too bad because it wasn't always that way but the current political  More

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Lin · Oxford, CT
over 55 community
Over 18 years ago

Nice people. Lots of community  More

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Reviews for Shelton    4 Reviews
zach · Shelton, CT
low taxes
Over 5 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 8 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 14 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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