Best PlacesSouth Glastonbury, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around South Glastonbury, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
South Glastonbury ranks 222nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on an educated workforce by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in South Glastonbury
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
South Glastonbury's strengths and weaknesses
Where South Glastonbury ranks high
- Educational attainmentBetter than 99% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of towns
- Household income$179,168 median, better than 99% of towns
Where South Glastonbury ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,465 a month, better than only 5% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 6% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in South Glastonbury
A household needs to earn about $165,000 a year to comfortably buy the median South Glastonbury home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $179,168, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses South Glastonbury's effective rate of 2.07%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in South Glastonbury
South Glastonbury runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for South Glastonbury.
Who works in South Glastonbury, and how
Work in South Glastonbury centers on health care & social and finance & insurance. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in South Glastonbury
South Glastonbury has more restaurants and bars per resident than 70% of towns. The coast is about 40 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of South Glastonbury and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in South Glastonbury, month by month
South Glastonbury sees roughly 60 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 32° | 23° |
| April | 63° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 66° |
| October | 69° | 56° | 45° |
Flying in and out of South Glastonbury
Bradley International sits about 20 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 3.3 million passengers in 2025, with 92 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around South Glastonbury
Schools across South Glastonbury average an A, better than 94% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hopewell SchoolA+ · 76% proficient
- Buttonball Lane SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Nayaug Elementary SchoolA+ · 72% proficient
Top middle schools
- Gideon Welles SchoolA+ · 69% proficient
- Albert D. Griswold Middle SchoolA · 60% proficient
- Cromwell Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
Top high schools
- Glastonbury High SchoolA · 72% proficient
- Rocky Hill High SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Portland High SchoolA− · 63% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every South Glastonbury school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
South Glastonbury measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare South Glastonbury against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in South Glastonbury
Is South Glastonbury a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, South Glastonbury ranks 222nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on an educated workforce, what local pay buys, and civic engagement, and lowest on property taxes and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is South Glastonbury expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $536,702. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $179,168 median income, cost of living beats 100% of towns.
Is South Glastonbury safe?
Yes, South Glastonbury is safer than 85% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $151 per resident a year.
Compare South Glastonbury with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to South Glastonbury. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in South Glastonbury represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
South Glastonbury detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for South Glastonbury: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in South Glastonbury: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of South Glastonbury: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in South Glastonbury: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
South Glastonbury detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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