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Suffern, NY vs Shelton, CT

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- Shelton is 0% more densely populated than Suffern.
- People are 14.1% more likely to be married in Shelton.
- The Median Age is 3.3 years older in Shelton.
 Suffern, NYShelton, CTUnited States
 Population  Unlock40,944329,725,481
 Female Population53.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock47.938.4
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 Population - 201010,744  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock38,101285,036,114
 Population - 199011,055  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock7.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-0.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,336.793.4
 Land Area2.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Suffern, NYShelton, CTUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5415.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock9.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Suffern, NYShelton, CTUnited States
 White57.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.4%12.2%
 Asian6.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock9.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Suffern, NYShelton, CTUnited States
 Married Population48.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock54.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock44.4%50.2%
 Never Married32.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.2%10.8%
 Widowed5.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.502.60
 Households4,715  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock11,03280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children30.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock53.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,965  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.9%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Suffern    4 Reviews
posillico · Suffern, NY
Suffern
Over 11 years ago

Great place to raise a  More

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Adam · Kingston, NY
Too Many Hasidim For My Personal Comfort
Over 12 years ago

If you want to know what I can't stand about going to visit my parents in Suffern, it's the fact that the Hasidic Jews from other parts of the town of  More

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Charles  · Suffern, NY
What's good anbd bad about Suffern NY.
Over 19 years ago

Suffern has express trains that allow you to get to NYC in under an hour. It has agrets bakery downtown (Crumbs) a movie theater with an organ, all different types of  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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