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A historic downtown, shopping corridors and family farms
Once a farming and manufacturing town, Shelton has grown into a small city with all the classic features of a Connecticut town. The historic downtown is built along the Housatonic River, hosting small businesses, established warehouses and waterfront parks. “Mayor Lauretti has taken great care of the downtown area. It’s been redeveloped as a place where people can walk to local restaurants from their apartments,” says Paula Bachman, broker/owner at Property Choices Real Estate, who has lived in Shelton for 30 years. Commercial corridors offer convenient shopping options, and much of the neighborhood is made up of peaceful subdivisions. To the west, established family farms offer a steady supply of fresh produce, local parks encourage locals to go hiking or fishing, and the city’s active local government fosters community engagement with regular events, like weekly summer concerts.
Downtown condos and Colonial Revivals with large yards
Homebuyers in Shelton can choose between condos and historic multifamily properties on busier streets closer to downtown or quieter residential streets with more spacious yards. Condos in renovated brick buildings from the late 19th century cost between $200,000 and $300,000. Townhouses from the early 2000 cost between $400,000 and $550,000, while smaller single-family homes from the mid-to-late 20th century appear in ranch and Colonial Revival designs and are priced between $500,000 and $750,000. Freshly built New Traditional homes on larger lots cost between $900,000 and $1.3 million. Diverse housing options aren’t the only consideration that draws residents to the neighborhood. “Taxes are ridiculously low. Shelton’s is 17.4 mills; just for comparison, [nearby] Trumbull’s is double that — it’s about 35 mills,” Bachman says.
Shelton offers renovated condos in historic buildings in the downtown area.
Colonial and Traditional style homes are more common on the west side of Shelton.
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Parks along the Housatonic to walk or fish
Locals explore walking trails by the Housatonic River or enjoy a picnic while their kids run around the playground at Riverview Park. Southbank Park is another popular riverfront spot to go fishing, launch a boat or have a picnic by the Housatonic River. For longer walks, the paved Shelton Lakes Recreation Path weaves for 4 miles through the neighborhood and offers views of Hope Lake, Silent Waters and Pine Lake. Dog owners can chat with their neighbors as their pets run around the Shelton Dog Park, and the tennis courts and ball fields at East Village Park are a go-to for youth sports games. Golfers enjoy the 18-hole course at the Brownson Country Club.
Local kids enjoy a basketball game at East Village Park in Shelton.
Southbank Park in Shelton is great for fishing, kayaking, or enjoying a picnic by the river.
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Outdoor seating by the river at Pier131 Kitchen and Bar
The historic brick buildings downtown host popular local restaurants, while commercial corridors have chains and big box stores. Downtown, Pier131 Kitchen and Bar serves residents oysters and elevated American dishes on an outdoor patio with views of the Housatonic River, and Tacomida offers margaritas and tamales in a trendy, industrial-inspired environment. After dinner, locals can grab drinks and play pool at the Pub on Howe. Further away from downtown, there are family-owned restaurants like Wellington, an upscale American restaurant serving pasta and filet mignon. Shelton has a seasonal farmers market downtown, but residents can find farm-sourced meat and produce year-round at the Stone Gardens Farm Market, which Bachman says, “has the absolute best corn that’s grown locally.” Shelton also has widely recognized stores throughout the neighborhood, like a Stop and Shop at the Shelton Square Shopping Center, as well as TJ Maxx and Hawley Lane Shoes. “I always say that if they put in a Costco, I’d never leave town,” Bachman jokes.
Tacomida serves Mexican fare in a trendy industrial setting in Shelton.
Shopping plazas on Bridgeport Ave. in Shelton have popular retail stores.
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Shelton Day has music, food and pony rides
Local farms in the western portion of Shelton host seasonal outdoor activities. The Jones Family Farm, which has been in business for 150 years, offers blueberry and strawberry picking in the summer and pumpkin picking in the fall. Locals can return to choose a fresh pine for the holidays or visit the Jones Winery year-round to sip a wine flight. The community gathers for Shelton Day every October, a citywide festival with food trucks, live music, a petting zoo and local vendors. Wednesday summer nights are spent on Huntington Green, for a concert series called Music Under the Stars. “Kids love the concerts, of course, because they get to run around and dance,” Bachman says. There are also smaller activities throughout the city, like Nights with Shakespeare at R.D. Scinto — “they hire a performer named Leo Schaff to teach us Shakespeare on Tuesday nights, which is very fun. Right now, we’re doing Romeo and Juliet,” Bachman says. The performance includes energetic readings of Shakespeare’s plays, modern translations and audience discussions.
Dual enrollment at Shelton High
Kids may begin at Long Hill Elementary, which serves grades prekindergarten through 4 and has a B-plus rating from Niche. Students can progress to B-rated Perry Hill School for grades 5 and 6 and then to B-plus-rated Shelton Intermediate School for grades 7 and 8. Older students continue learning at B-rated Shelton High, which offers dual-enrollment options for students to begin earning college credits for classes like video game design, entrepreneurship, accounting and more.
B-rated Perry Hill School serves fifth and sixth grade in Shelton.
Students from Shelton finish their education at Shelton High School, rated B.
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Commuter rails and state routes
Just across the Housatonic River is the Derby/Shelton train station, where commuters can catch the Waterbury line to reach Bridgeport in 20 minutes. The Bridgeport train station has routes operated by the Metro-North Railroad that go southwest to New York City or northeast to Boston. Most of the neighborhood is car-dependent, and residents can merge onto state routes to travel south and link with Interstate 95.
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On average, homes in Shelton, CT sell after 50 days on the market compared to the national average of 57 days. The median sale price for homes in Shelton, CT over the last 12 months is $545,000, up 3% from the median home sale price over the previous 12 months.
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