Glastonbury CenterCT
Home to 7,266 people, this town lies in Connecticut.
Is Glastonbury Center a good place to live?
31% of residents are 65 or older in Glastonbury Center, against 20% in Connecticut’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. Only 7 of the 156 Connecticut towns we compare have a lower share of children under 18 than Glastonbury Center. The biggest park or preserve is Riverfront Park, at 77 acres. We don’t grade Glastonbury Center yet; the figures below are still real.
What makes Glastonbury Center stand out
Where Glastonbury Center beats most towns.
Glastonbury Center has grown 15% from 2010 to 2020
7,387 counted in 2010 and 8,459 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
PeoplesBank Arena and 84 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Glastonbury Center. Close and well known come first.
6 mi Stadium & arenaPeoplesBank Arena
4 mi Stadium & arenaPratt & Whitney Stadium
28 mi National Historic SiteSpringfield Armory National Historic Site14K visitors a year
17 mi Theme parkLake Compounce
6 mi MuseumWadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
23 mi Theme parkSix Flags New EnglandPhoto 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 · Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art: Daderot at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Six Flags New England: Canadaolympic989, Public domain
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Moving to Glastonbury Center: who provides what
Glastonbury Center is unincorporated, so Hartford County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Center.
With 2.3 jobs for every working resident, Glastonbury Center draws in 8,142 commuters
Most working residents leave Glastonbury Center for work: only 9% work in town. Employers in Glastonbury Center shed 1,779 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 8,450. Its average trip to work comes in at 21 minutes. The top destinations are Hartford (19%), Glastonbury (15%) and East Hartford (5%).
| Glastonbury Center | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 22% | 16% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $107,000 | $109,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.9% | 5.8% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Glastonbury Center
Among 156 Connecticut towns, just 8 have a higher typical July afternoon high than Glastonbury Center. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 20° and about 52 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Glastonbury Center is
The share of adults in Glastonbury Center who feel lonely: 30%. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Glastonbury Center is ahead of Connecticut on 19 and behind on 1. 84% of adults locally had a checkup this year; 10% report frequent physical distress.
| Glastonbury Center | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.3% | 9.7% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 84% | 81% | 79% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 12% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | Glastonbury Center | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.8% | 10% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.4% | 14.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.9% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conservation land takes up 9.2% of Glastonbury Center
The density of trails for Glastonbury Center comes to 0.8 miles per square mile. Count the trails in 35 parks and preserves and they come to 4.1 miles. Parks and preserves locally: 35, covering 276 acres.
| Glastonbury Center | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 1.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 9.2% | 14% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Riverfront Park | 0.9 mi | 77 |
| 2. Earle Park | 0.3 mi | 14 |
| 3. Lancaster Estates Open Space | — | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Glastonbury Center has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
On expected storm and flood damage, Glastonbury Center sits below just over half of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Glastonbury Center break down as 79% from inland flooding and 6% from hurricanes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A home in Glastonbury Center sells for about $443K at the median
Glastonbury Center’s median rent is $1,697 a month. Homes sold in Glastonbury Center spent a median 33 days on the market. 59% of the homes sold in Glastonbury Center went for more than their asking price.
| Glastonbury Center | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,697 a month | $1,450 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 69% | 81% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Glastonbury Center
Colleges nearby
11 within 15 miles of the center of Glastonbury Center
About 5 of every 100 Glastonbury Center residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Connecticut.
Every workday, about 8,142 people come to Glastonbury Center for work
Where Glastonbury Center’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Glastonbury Center
Census-designated place in Connecticut, United States
Glastonbury Center is a census-designated place (CDP) that constitutes the densely populated center of Glastonbury in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, Glastonbury Center had a population of 8,459.
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- Area
- 4.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 50 ft
Glastonbury Center’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Glastonbury Center.
| Town | CT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glastonbury Center | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Glastonbury | #20 | A | C− | B+ | A | A+ |
| East Hartford | #136 | C− | C+ | C+ | C− | C |
| Wethersfield | #57 | B+ | C | B | B− | A |
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