For most people who can afford it, yes. Glastonbury grades A overall, 20th of 151 graded towns in Connecticut. It has 174 miles of trail and 29% conserved land. Residents are healthier than 97% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and the median household earns $157K. What holds it back is price: the typical home is worth about $555K, 5.8 years of the Hartford metro’s $95K median household income. Glastonbury’s density of trails is 3.4 miles per square mile, against 1.3 in Connecticut’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Its National Register listings include Kimberly Mansion and Gideon Welles House. Glastonbury's schools outperform 87% of the state's.

StrongestA⁺Outdoors A⁺Health A⁺Jobs & incomeWeakestC⁻Cost of living

What makes Glastonbury stand out

Where Glastonbury beats most towns.

Kimberly Mansion

HistoryA⁻

Settled in 1636

13 places on the National Register

A history going back 390 years.

Conserved land & trails

OutdoorsA⁺

#4 most trails in CT

28.6% of the town is conserved land.

Kimberly Mansion · National Register of Historic Places

Glastonbury’s story

390 years in pictures

Kimberly Mansion is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier. Its founding year, 1636, comes before those of 97% of the Connecticut towns we grade with a known year.

Census counts: 3,114 in 1820, 35,159 in 2020. The archive holds 30 old photos and papers going back to 1869 and 8 maps from 1893 on.

13 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

1636Glastonbury is settled

Explore the history →

The other Glastonbury

Glastonbury takes its name from Glastonbury in Somerset, England, 3,260 miles across the Atlantic.

UKUK edition

Somerset, EnglandGlastonburyA town of 8,304

Photo: Adrian Taylor · CC BY-SA 2.0

Glastonbury, settled in 1636, takes its name from Glastonbury, a town in Somerset, England.

Glastonbury, CT3,260 miles · Glastonbury, Somerset

People8,30435,503 here

Typical home£260,000$555,000 here

Listed buildings1537 of them Grade I

TownGradeDagainst UK towns#42 of 49 in Somerset · here A against U.S. towns

Explore Glastonbury, Somerset

Named after: each U.S. town’s Wikipedia article. Grades compare each town with towns in its own country, so they aren’t a head-to-head.

How Glastonbury grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Connecticut), ordered by how far Glastonbury is from typical.

How grading works

HealthManchester Memorial Hospital 6.3 miles awayA⁺Open →Jobs & income16,465 jobs based hereA⁺Open →SchoolsAOpen →Cost of livingC⁻Open →SafetyB⁺Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 7.3 of 20; 3.1% of households have no car; 1% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC⁺Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listB⁻Open →

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.

OutdoorsA⁺Open →History15 notable people born hereA⁻Open →Civic life5.7 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsB⁻Open →

Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

Climate–Open →Housing market–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 43.7; 69% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Nearby attractions

PeoplesBank Arena and 86 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Glastonbury. Close and well known come first.

All 173 attractions →

8 mi Stadium & arenaPeoplesBank Arena

6 mi Stadium & arenaPratt & Whitney Stadium

29 mi National Historic SiteSpringfield Armory National Historic Site14K visitors a year

20 mi Theme parkLake Compounce

24 mi Theme parkSix Flags New England

8 mi MuseumWadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons

Photo credits

PeoplesBank Arena: PeoplesBank Arena, CC BY 2.5 · Pratt & Whitney Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Springfield Armory National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Lake Compounce: Wildcat1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Six Flags New England: Canadaolympic989, Public domain · Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art: Daderot at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0

Getting set up

Moving to Glastonbury: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Glastonbury, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →

PowerFarmington River Power CompanyEIAHIFLD · EIA

WaterMetropolitan District CommissionNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

Internet6 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & dumpGlastonbury Transfer Station2340 New London TurnpikeOpenStreetMap

SchoolsGlastonbury School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES

Register to voteOnlineIn Connecticut you can register online until 18 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 18 days before).vote.gov

Who runs elections hereGlastonbury Town ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2021

ZIP codes06033, 0607306033 84% · 06073 16%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Glastonbury.

Glastonbury trades workers with Hartford and other neighbors, has less no health insurance than most of Connecticut and is one of Connecticut’s best towns for the outdoors.

OutdoorsA⁺

Protected land: nearly a quarter of Glastonbury

Its A+ for the outdoors ranks #1 of 155 in Connecticut.

The biggest place to walk is Buckingham Reservoir Watershed, 2,717 acres with 63.6 miles of trail. In 186 parks and preserves, walkers have 174 miles of trail.

#4for trails in CT

28.6%

conserved · 9,483 of 33,202 acres

174 mi

of trails · 3.4 per sq mi

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Buckingham Reservoir Watershed	63.6 mi	2,717
2. Meshomasic State Forest	27.6 mi	2,655
3. J.B. Williams Park	4.9 mi	161

Full pageGlastonbury’s outdoors pageOpen the page

Trail map174 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walk63.6 miles of trail · Buckingham Reservoir Watershed Conserved land28.6% conserved · 9,483 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Glastonbury?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

SchoolsA

Glastonbury earns an A for schools

That grade is the best School Grade on its borders; Rocky Hill (A−) is next. It comes with a C− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $555K.

Public schools: the Glastonbury School District. Three of its 10 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. The 6 public schools in Glastonbury teach 2,807 students between them.

87%of CT districts it outscoresASchool Grade

School	Level	Students	Letter
Smith Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8	Grades 6–8	875	A
Glastonbury High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12	Grades 9–12	1,737	A
Buttonball Lane SchoolTop results in townGrades K–5	Grades K–5	461	A⁺

Full pageGlastonbury’s schools pageOpen the page

The districtsGlastonbury School District Vs. the neighborsAhead of all 9 graded neighbors Every school10 schools · Nayaug Elementary School Questions“Are Glastonbury’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts · graded within CT on state tests and graduation

HealthA⁺

Glastonbury earns an A+ for health

Its widest gap with Connecticut is no health insurance: 4.5% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 10% statewide.

32% of Glastonbury adults sleep under 7 hours. Among 154 Connecticut towns, just 9 have a lower share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Glastonbury. Two figures for adults in the town: 7.4% smoke cigarettes, 11% say their health is fair or poor. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Glastonbury is ahead of Connecticut on 22 and behind on 1.

97%healthier than U.S. townsA⁺Health Grade

	Glastonbury	Connecticut towns	U.S. towns
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	9.8%	12%	14%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)	7.4%	9.7%	14%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)	11%	14%	19%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)	84%	81%	79%

32 measures vs. Connecticut

22 better9 too close to call1 worse

What stands out	Glastonbury	CT
Fewer uninsured adults	4.5%	10%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity	7.2%	14.9%
More adults who have had cancer	9.7%	8.5%

Manchester Memorial Hospital

6.3 mi away · emergency room

1 of 3

care shortages: mental health

90th

percentile among CT towns

Full pageGlastonbury’s health reportOpen the page

Everyday habitsFewer smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby6.3 miles to an ER · Manchester Memorial Hospital How adults are doingFewer adults in fair or poor health Every CDC estimateBetter than CT on 22 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

SafetyB⁺

Less crime per resident in Glastonbury than in 70% of U.S. towns

Reported crimes fell from 542 to 224 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings. Violent crime is rare: 10 reported in 2025, 0.3 per 1,000 residents.

In Glastonbury, the level of property crime is 6 per 1,000 residents, below both the Connecticut town median (9.7) and the median of U.S. towns (9.9). Its violent offense rate stands at 0.3 per 1,000 residents.

70%of U.S. towns report more crimeB⁺Safety Grade

	Glastonbury	Connecticut towns	U.S. towns
Property crimes per 1,000 (2025)	6 per 1,000 residents	9.7	9.9
Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025)	0.3 per 1,000 residents	0.4	1.6

Violent crime per 1,000 residents

Glastonbury0.3

Connecticut1.1

U.S.3.3

Property crime per 1,000 residents

Glastonbury6

Connecticut11.6

U.S.15.5

70th

percentile among U.S. towns we grade

61st

percentile among CT towns

violent crimes reported in 2025

214

property crimes reported in 2025

Full pageGlastonbury’s safety reportOpen the page

Violent crime by type0.3 violent crimes per 1,000 Crime over the yearsDown since 2023 Vs. the neighborsAhead of 5 of its 7 graded neighbors Questions“Is Glastonbury, CT safe?”

FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police

HousingCost of living grade C⁻

Glastonbury earns a C− for cost of living

Its typical home is the priciest on its borders; Marlborough is next at $474K.

The typical home value in Glastonbury is about $555,000, up 4.8% in a year, 24% above the Connecticut typical home. In Glastonbury, the going rate for rent is $1,700 a month. Among households in the town, 83% live in a home they own.

$555KZillow home value

	Glastonbury	Connecticut towns	U.S. towns
Median rent	$1,700 a month	$1,448 a month	$1,185 a month
Households that own their home	83%	81%	73%

Typical home value

Glastonbury$555K

Connecticut$447K

+4.8%

value change, 1 year

Full pageGlastonbury’s housing & cost-of-living pageOpen the page

Prices over the yearsUp 4.8% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 3.5 years of income Rents$1,700 a month · Median rent Vs. the neighborsBehind its 9 graded neighbors

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Glastonbury

July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 52 inches of snow falls in a winter.

52″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–39°

Spring37–59°

Summer60–82°

Fall43–63°

Oct 26

typical first frost

Apr 17

typical last frost

+1.9°

vs. the 20th-century average

Full pageGlastonbury’s climate pageOpen the page

A year of weatherJuly highs 84°, January lows 19°Rain & snow52″ of snow a winter · 47 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.9° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Work & commuteJobs & income grade A⁺

About one in seven working residents works right in Glastonbury

Glastonbury has about as many jobs (16,465) as working residents, but only 2,282 people both live and work here.

Most people who work leave Glastonbury to do it: just 15% work in town. The top destinations are Hartford (19%), East Hartford (6%) and Manchester (4%). In Glastonbury, 3.8% of residents live below the poverty line. Half the trips to work are shorter than 9 miles.

15%work in town

	Glastonbury	Connecticut towns	U.S. towns
Median household income	$157,000	$109,000	$80,000
Work from home	24%	15%	11%
Below the poverty line	3.8%	5.8%	9.6%
Working residents who work in town	15%	11%	8%

Where working residents work

In Glastonbury15%

Hartford19%

East Hartford6%

Manchester4%

West Hartford3%

9 mi

median commute distance

16,465

jobs based in Glastonbury

Balanced

jobs vs. working residents

C+

Walkability grade: more walkable than 44% of U.S. towns

Full pageGlastonbury’s work & commute pageOpen the page

The jobs here16,465 jobs based here · Balanced Where people work15% work in Glastonbury Commute times24 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 9 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B⁻

Natural hazards: moderate risk in Glastonbury, mostly inland flooding

Expected losses in Glastonbury break down as 81% from inland flooding and 6% from hurricanes. Flood insurance has paid out on 25 claims here since 1982. The town’s risk rating from FEMA comes in at 51 of 100.

51risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingHurricanes

paid flood claims since 1982

Full pageGlastonbury’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesModerate risk Flood claims25 paid flood claims · Since 1982 Past disastersPast disasters Get ready3.5 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Glastonbury

20pages on Glastonbury

The big questions

SchoolsABeat 87% of CT districts · 10 schools SafetyB⁺0.3 violent crimes per 1,000 residents (2025)HealthA⁺Better than CT on 22 of 32 CDC measures Cost of livingC⁻$555K typical home · up 4.8% in a year Work & commuteA⁺$157K median household income · 16,465 jobs here Natural hazardsB⁻FEMA risk higher than 51% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

OutdoorsA⁺174 mi of trails · 29% conserved land PlacesAttractions173 nearby · Academy Hall 5 mi LibraryB⁻East Glastonbury Public Library CollegesGoodwin University is 5.8 mi away

The story

HistoryA⁻Settled 1636 · 13 on the National Register Famous people15 born in Glastonbury Town Hall & politicsOne full-time town employee per 29 residents Climate84° summer highs · 52″ of snow

Day to day

News1 recent stories about Glastonbury WeatherHandbookZIP code 06033 Town SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

11 within 15 miles of the center of Glastonbury

Goodwin UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · East Hartford5.8 mi$21,198 tuition University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusUniversity or college · Public · Hartford7.9 mi$18,130 in-state tuition Connecticut State Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · New Britain8.2 mi$5,338 in-state tuition

About 6 of every 100 Glastonbury residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Connecticut.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

Get outside

174 miles of trails in Glastonbury

28.6% of the town is conserved land, across 186 parks and preserves.

Map of trails and conserved land in Glastonbury

ConservedTrails

Buckingham Reservoir Watershed63.6 mi of trails · 2,717 acres

Directions

Meshomasic State Forest27.6 mi of trails · 2,655 acres

Directions

J.B. Williams Park4.9 mi of trails · 161 acres

Directions

Landmarks

13 places in Glastonbury on the National Register of Historic Places.

All landmarks →

Kimberly MansionNational Historic Landmark

Gideon Welles House

John Hollister House

Welles-Shipman-Ward House

Famous people from Glastonbury

15 notable people were born in Glastonbury.

See all 15 →

Candace BushnellAmerican author · born 1958

Laura IngrahamAmerican radio and television host · born 1963

William HoytAmerican pole vaulter · 1875–1954

Gideon WellesAmerican government official; United States Secretary of the Navy from 1861 to 1869 · 1802–1878

Michelle LombardoAmerican model and actress · born 1983

Andrew TalcottAmerican civil engineer · 1797–1883

About Glastonbury

Town in Connecticut, United States

Official town website ↗

Glastonbury ( GLAST-ən-berr-ee) is a town in the Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, United States, officially founded in 1693 and first settled in 1636. It was named after Glastonbury in Somerset, England. Glastonbury is on the banks of the Connecticut River, 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Hartford. The population was 35,159 at the 2020 census. Glastonbury sits at an elevation of approximately 154 feet (47 meters) above sea level.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established: 1636
Area: 52 sq mi
Elevation: 417 ft
ZIP code: 06033
Area code: 860

Glastonbury’s neighbors

10 towns share a border with Glastonbury.

Explore the map →

It grades higher overall than all 6 graded towns on its borders; Portland (A−) comes closest.

How the neighbors grade

Town	CT rank	Overall	Cost	Safety	Schools	Health
Glastonbury	#20	A	C⁻	B⁺	A	A⁺
Manchester	#127	C	C	C⁺	D	B⁺
Wethersfield	#57	B⁺	C	B	B⁻	A
East Hartford	#136	C⁻	C⁺	C⁺	C⁻	C
Rocky Hill	#35	A⁻	C⁻	B	A⁻	A
Marlborough	#54	B⁺	C	—	B⁺	A
Portland	#26	A⁻	C⁺	A	B⁻	A
Glastonbury Center	—	—	—	—	—	—

Marlborough reports no FBI crime data of its own. Glastonbury Center isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Glastonbury with a neighbor →

Questions about Glastonbury

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Glastonbury, CT a good place to live?

For most people who can afford it, yes. Glastonbury grades A overall, better than 86% of U.S. towns and #20 of 151 in Connecticut. It grades A+ for health, B+ for safety and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.

Is Glastonbury, CT expensive?

Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.

What is Glastonbury, CT known for?

15 notable people were born here, including Candace Bushnell and Laura Ingraham.

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Is Glastonbury a good place to live?

What makes Glastonbury stand out

390 years in pictures

The other Glastonbury

How Glastonbury grades

PeoplesBank Arena and 86 more within 40 miles

Moving to Glastonbury: who provides what

The data

Protected land: nearly a quarter of Glastonbury

Glastonbury earns an A for schools

Glastonbury earns an A+ for health

Less crime per resident in Glastonbury than in 70% of U.S. towns

Violent crime per 1,000 residents

Property crime per 1,000 residents

Glastonbury earns a C− for cost of living

Typical home value

Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Glastonbury

Typical low → high °F

About one in seven working residents works right in Glastonbury

Where working residents work

Natural hazards: moderate risk in Glastonbury, mostly inland flooding

Everything we know about Glastonbury

Colleges nearby

174 miles of trails in Glastonbury

Landmarks

Famous people from Glastonbury

About Glastonbury

Glastonbury’s neighbors

Questions about Glastonbury