What percentage of people rent in Glastonbury Center, CT?

Name: Renters and owners in Glastonbury Center, CT, 2020–2024
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30.7% (±6.1 points) of the occupied homes in Glastonbury Center, CT are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,143 renting households against 2,581 that own their home.

In Glastonbury Center, the share of households that rent went from 39.2% in 2015–2019 to 30.7% in 2020–2024 (−8.5 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 30.7% (±6.1 points)
Renting households: 1,143 (±250)
Median renter income: $29,698 (±$10,592)

Who rents and who owns in Glastonbury Center

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Glastonbury Center	Capitol Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Renter-occupied share	30.7% (±6.1 points)	34.3% (±0.6 points)	33.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,143 (±250)	134,059 (±2,433)	481,018 (±4,678)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,581 (±371)	257,054 (±2,433)	952,989 (±5,585)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.4 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$29,698 (±$10,592)	$49,201 (±$1,765)	$52,072 (±$906)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$155,631 (±$30,667)	$123,850 (±$1,794)	$125,125 (±$969)	$100,009

In Glastonbury Center, the renter share is not measurably different from Capitol Planning Region (34.3%).

It is not measurably different from Connecticut (33.5%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Capitol Planning Region, Glastonbury Center ranks 12 of 31 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 48 of 132.

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

How renting in Glastonbury Center has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	39.2% (±4.4 points)	30.7% (±6.1 points)	−8.5 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,250 (±$123)	$1,697 (±$195)	+35.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$87,146 (±$9,676)	$107,357 (±$37,332)	+23.2%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Glastonbury Center

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Glastonbury Center
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Glastonbury Center	—	30.7% (±6.1 points)	—
Wethersfield	3.6 mi	19.4% (±2.8 points)	Lower
Wethersfield (community)	3.6 mi	19.4% (±2.8 points)	Lower
East Hartford	4.2 mi	39.6% (±2.5 points)	Higher
East Hartford (community)	4.2 mi	39.6% (±2.5 points)	Higher
Rocky Hill	4.4 mi	31.7% (±3.3 points)	Not measurably different
Hartford	6.2 mi	74.3% (±1.7 points)	Higher
Manchester	6.4 mi	43.1% (±2.2 points)	Higher
Cromwell	6.6 mi	17.6% (±4.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Wethersfield, CT (19.4%), Wethersfield (community), CT (19.4%), Cromwell, CT (17.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: East Hartford, CT (39.6%), East Hartford (community), CT (39.6%), Hartford, CT (74.3%).

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

Households that rent across Capitol Planning Region, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
6	Stafford Springs	36.7% (±7.5 points)
7	Plantsville	36.2% (±16.7 points)
8	Tariffville	35.9% (±12.9 points)
9	Simsbury Center	33.0% (±4.6 points)
10	West Hartford (community)	32.6% (±2.1 points)
11	Broad Brook	31.3% (±10.2 points)
12	Glastonbury Center	30.7% (±6.1 points)
13	Collinsville	29.3% (±11.5 points)
14	Suffield Depot	24.4% (±14.5 points)
15	Windsor Locks (community)	22.9% (±5.0 points)
16	South Coventry	22.2% (±14.4 points)
17	Blue Hills	22.1% (±12.8 points)
18	Weatogue	21.9% (±7.5 points)

Showing 13 of 31 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), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Glastonbury Center

How many renters are there in Glastonbury Center?

Glastonbury Center has an estimated 1,143 (±250) renting households, 30.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Glastonbury Center?

In Glastonbury Center, the share of households that rent went from 39.2% in 2015–2019 to 30.7% in 2020–2024 (−8.5 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Glastonbury Center?

A renting household in Glastonbury Center has 1.4 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Glastonbury Center?

The median renting household in Glastonbury Center, CT has an income of $29,698 (±$10,592) a year, against $155,631 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Glastonbury Center CDP, Connecticut (place:31270, in state:09).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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