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Bolton has the most affordable homes ($368k median).

Glastonbury has the highest household income ($157k).

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Measure	Bolton	Glastonbury
People
Population	4,853Lowest	35,293Highest
Median age	43.7±3.3 6% above CT	43.7±1.3 6% above CT
Kids under 18	20%±3.6Lowest CT: 20.2%	21.6%±2Highest CT: 20.2%
	Glastonbury and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	19.7%±3.4Lowest CT: 18.5%	20.9%±1.9Highest CT: 18.5%
	Glastonbury and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	51.3%Lowest CT: 42.5%	68.6%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	7.7%±2.6Highest CT: 7.1%	5.5%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Bolton and Glastonbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$126,364±$19kLowest 32% above CT	$157,192±$14kHighest 64% above CT
	Glastonbury and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$367,600±$17kLowest about the CT average	$445,200±$17kHighest 21% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,127±$55Lowest 24% below CT	$1,700±$138Highest 14% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$8,091Lowest 22% above CT	$9,409Highest 42% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	39.8%±30.8Lowest CT: 52.6%	55%±9.9Highest CT: 52.6%
	Glastonbury and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	7.2%Highest CT: 10%	3.8%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	88%Highest CT: 66.5%	83.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1969Lowest 2 yrs newer than CT	1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	25 minHighest 6% below CT	24 minLowest 9% below CT
Work from home	20.7%±4.6Lowest CT: 16%	23.7%±2.5Highest CT: 16%
	Glastonbury and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town	—	28.6%
Trailsmapped miles	—	174.3 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi	—	3.4 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map	—	185
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure	—	16.5
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#79 of 149 in CT	#24 of 149 in CT
School district	Bolton School District	Capitol Region Education Council · Glastonbury School District
High school in town	Bolton High School	Glastonbury High School
Students per teacherat that high school	7.4Lowest	13.0Highest
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CT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.