How many renters in Glastonbury Center, CT pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Glastonbury Center, CT, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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60.3% (±15.3 points) of renting households in Glastonbury Center, CT spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

51.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 35.7% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 60.3% (±15.3 points)
Paying 35% or more: 51.0% (±13.6 points)
Median share of income: 35.7% (±11.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in Glastonbury Center

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Glastonbury Center	Capitol Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Less than 15%	20.3% (±13.2 points)	12.7%	11.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	3.8% (±4.5 points)	11.9%	11.4%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	7.8% (±6.0 points)	12.2%	12.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	7.8% (±7.0 points)	11.3%	12.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	9.3% (±7.0 points)	8.7%	9.1%	9.2%
35% or more	51.0% (±13.6 points)	43.2%	43.5%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Glastonbury Center against Capitol Planning Region, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Glastonbury Center	Capitol Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Paying 30% or more	60.3% (±15.3 points)	51.9% (±1.7 points)	52.6% (±0.9 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	51.0% (±13.6 points)	43.2% (±1.5 points)	43.5% (±0.8 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	35.7% (±11.5 points)	31.1% (±0.8 points)	31.4% (±0.4 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$29,698 (±$10,592)	$49,201 (±$1,765)	$52,072 (±$906)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,697 (±$195)	$1,411 (±$14)	$1,488 (±$10)	$1,413

In Glastonbury Center, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Capitol Planning Region (51.9%).

It is not measurably different from Connecticut (52.6%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Capitol Planning Region, Glastonbury Center ranks 10 of 30 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 36 of 127.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Glastonbury Center

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Glastonbury Center
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Glastonbury Center	—	60.3% (±15.3 points)	—
Wethersfield	3.6 mi	48.6% (±13.0 points)	Not measurably different
Wethersfield (community)	3.6 mi	48.6% (±13.0 points)	Not measurably different
East Hartford	4.2 mi	53.2% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different
East Hartford (community)	4.2 mi	53.2% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different
Rocky Hill	4.4 mi	33.7% (±7.6 points)	Lower
Hartford	6.2 mi	59.4% (±3.1 points)	Not measurably different
Manchester	6.4 mi	48.0% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Cromwell	6.6 mi	61.1% (±15.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Rocky Hill, CT (33.7%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Capitol Planning Region, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
4	Somers (community)	74.5% (±33.8 points)
5	West Simsbury	74.1% (±45.8 points)
6	Hazardville	66.1% (±24.6 points)
7	Blue Hills	65.7% (±53.7 points)
8	Kensington	64.1% (±24.2 points)
9	Collinsville	64.0% (±25.8 points)
10	Glastonbury Center	60.3% (±15.3 points)
11	Windsor Locks (community)	58.2% (±15.8 points)
12	Manchester (community)	55.9% (±8.0 points)
13	Thompsonville	54.7% (±11.9 points)
14	East Hartford (community)	53.2% (±6.8 points)
15	Wethersfield (community)	48.6% (±13.0 points)
16	Plantsville	47.6% (±37.3 points)

Showing 13 of 30 places in Capitol Planning Region, ranked from highest to lowest.

Glastonbury Center is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Glastonbury, whose figures include it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Glastonbury Center

Are renters in Glastonbury Center rent-burdened?

60.3% of renting households in Glastonbury Center pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Glastonbury Center spend on rent?

The median renting household in Glastonbury Center, CT spends 35.7% (±11.5 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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