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Manchester vs Windsor vs Glastonbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Manchester has the most renters (43.1% rent).
Windsor has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Glastonbury has the highest household income ($157k).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Manchester | Windsor | Glastonbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 59,635Highest |
29,468Lowest |
35,293 |
| Median age | 37±1.2Lowest 10% below CT |
43.7±1.9Highest 6% above CT |
43.7±1.3Highest 6% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 20%±1.6 CT: 20.2% |
19.2%±2.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.6%±2Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Glastonbury and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±1.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20%±2 CT: 18.5% |
20.9%±1.9Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Glastonbury and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.5%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
43.2% CT: 42.5% |
68.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±0.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.5%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,840±$4kLowest 9% below CT |
$104,725±$8k 9% above CT |
$157,192±$14kHighest 64% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $247,100±$6kLowest 33% below CT |
$305,200±$11k 17% below CT |
$445,200±$17kHighest 21% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,519±$66Lowest about the CT average |
$1,681±$62 13% above CT |
$1,700±$138Highest 14% above CT |
| Glastonbury and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,652 15% below CT |
$5,351Lowest 19% below CT |
$9,409Highest 42% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.1%±6.1 CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
55%±9.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Glastonbury and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.8%Highest CT: 10% |
6.7% CT: 10% |
3.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
82.4% CT: 66.5% |
83.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962Lowest 5 yrs older than CT |
1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 15% below CT |
21 minLowest 19% below CT |
24 minHighest 9% below CT |
| Work from home | 14.3%±1.9Lowest CT: 16% |
16.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
23.7%±2.5Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #135 of 149 in CT | #117 of 149 in CT | #24 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Odyssey Community School District | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | Capitol Region Education Council · Glastonbury School District |
| High school in town | Manchester High School | Windsor High School | Glastonbury High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1 |
10.2Lowest |
13.0Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.