[Uconn97]

Kid - can only speak to those I know in Hebron, but yes most that I have met or know personally work in Hartford, some in glastonbury. Many take route 2 up or Route 94 to route 2. I also have friends who live in the Amston section closer to colchester and the wife actually works in new london....

[Tetto]

Originally Posted by kidyankee764

I've never used the ignore feature on this forum, but I think now is a good time to start.

Back on topic ... anyone know what's up in Hebron? Where do most of the residents work - Hartford? I'm going over the census results and the outer ring Hartford burbs, northern Fairfield County and the western suburbs of New Haven (Orange, Oxford) did pretty well.

Many work in Hartford, East Hartford, Middletown and New Haven

[ctcoldplay11]

I'd still consider Glastonbury wealthier than either Hebron or Marlborough. The population of both Hebron and Marlborough do not even add up to half of Glastonbury's population, so the results are slightly skewed. Still nice towns, but nowhere near as well-off.

[JayCT]

Originally Posted by Tetto

Wow, hit a nerve much? You make my point Jay.

In Glastonbury, it's people with last names like Draghi, Dondero, Tevris, Ethier, Ferrari, Richards and many others that made Glastonbury the desirable town it is to live in. Not some smarmy MBA who works at Travelers making a buck fifty a year and think they know better than the "old timers".

As far as your commentary on the architecture in town; that was mostly driven by one man back in the late seventies and early eighties. I happen to know this guy and he is a well established attorney in town. Funny thing is, he is a liberal guy, but laments the laws of unintended consequences.

It's people who think like you that drove the cost of living in Glastonbury so high it's out of reach of all those "old timers" you so condescendingly describe.

How do you feel about that?

I am not "condescendingly" describing anyone. You were the one that said you were an old timer and that the new people were ruining the town. I am merely pointing out the dynamics of a town in change. Most of the names you mention are old time farming faamilies. I do not think that they are the only reasons the town is desirable. Good schools, access to highways and careful development play a big role in that.

Your comments do not hit a nerve,but your generalizations do. People read this forum for a reason and to find information about different towns. To generalize an entire town by what is really a few is wrong. Jay

[JayCT]

Originally Posted by Uconn97

I agree - you meet all sorts of people everywhere and my intent isn't to single out glastonbury, but to respond to a few posts on the town and those directed at me. We also have friends who chose to send their kids to St Chris to avoid the glastonbury schools for the same reason you described above. I certainly don't expect to find utopia anywhere, but need to assess whats right for me and my family and glastonbury isn't it.

Funny you mention St. Chris. I have neighbors that send their kids there and I find them to be snobbier than anyone I came across at Naubuc School. Naubuc School was not good enough for them. That was their words. Jay

[JayCT]

Originally Posted by kidyankee764

Actually, I do think there are quite a few people in Glastonbury who portray themselves as being millionaires because of the town's stereotype. I know a family who lived in Glastonbury for over 20 years, raised 2 kids there but moved away when it came time for the third to attend high school because they weren't happy with the attitudes in town. I've met people who lived on their street (Juniper Lane) and holy crap - you'd think these people who live in 2,000 square foot homes were members of high society by the way they acted and spoke down to you. It really disgusted me. I didn't even experience that lower Fairfield County where I grew up.

I'm not saying Glastonbury is a bad place, it's most definitely not, and I regret that this thread is turning into an anti-suburb thread. We shouldn't be singling out Glastonbury because lots of upper middle class towns are filled with 50-cent millionaires. Tolland, Newtown, Trumbull, Brookfield, etc. It's people like this who give CT the reputation for being a bunch of uppity jerks - and honestly (and unfortunately), in many towns, that's the case.

But I must say at the same time, I know an affluent, prominent family in town who are very friendly and would give you the shirt off their back. Have to give a shout out to them!

Gee Kidyankee - didn't you say that you met a number of nice people in Glastonbury and were surprised how friendly they were at one time? Anyway, I will end my posts on this now. Jay

[Uconn97]

Originally Posted by JayCT

Funny you mention St. Chris. I have neighbors that send their kids there and I find them to be snobbier than anyone I came across at Naubuc School. Naubuc School was not good enough for them. That was their words. Jay

My son goes to St Chris now and the difference there is we have kids from EH, glastonbury, bolton, hebron and manchester - it's a nice balance for the few snobs who make their way 'over the border'

[nep321]

Originally Posted by ctcoldplay11

I'd still consider Glastonbury wealthier than either Hebron or Marlborough. The population of both Hebron and Marlborough do not even add up to half of Glastonbury's population, so the results are slightly skewed. Still nice towns, but nowhere near as well-off.

Which is exactly why median household income is meaningless. We need to wait for per capita income results.

[kidyankee764]

Originally Posted by JayCT

Gee Kidyankee - didn't you say that you met a number of nice people in Glastonbury and were surprised how friendly they were at one time? Anyway, I will end my posts on this now. Jay

Yes, that was the affluent prominent family I mentioned in my last post. They are great people, as are the folks they surround themselves with (also from Glastonbury). All nice people. Like I said, all of Glastonbury isn't like how people are describing above, but I think Glastonbury has more people than your average town who act like it. I also think other middle class towns are similar - Glastonbury is just more well-known so people rag on it.

Originally Posted by ctcoldplay11

I'd still consider Glastonbury wealthier than either Hebron or Marlborough. The population of both Hebron and Marlborough do not even add up to half of Glastonbury's population, so the results are slightly skewed. Still nice towns, but nowhere near as well-off.

How do you figure? Sure their populations are smaller, but all in all, when you compare the percentage of each population, Hebron and Marlborough have higher incomes. Whether it's because of a smaller population or what, it is what it is.

Originally Posted by nep321

Which is exactly why median household income is meaningless. We need to wait for per capita income results.

Median household income is far from meaningless. It counts ALL income of residents over 18 - it includes unemployment insurance, disability, child support, investments and other routinely received income. The inhabitants also don't have to be directly related to the head of household, so everyone is counted (contrary to what I originally thought).

Per capita, on the other hand, does not include any of the services listed above. Since Connecticut has a huge disparity between the rich and poor, the income of the very wealthy often increases per capita income far above what the population actually makes. Because of this, median income is the preferred way of measuring actual income.

That being said, I think median household is far more accurate than per capita.

[TENN24]

When did this become a Maryland vs. CT forum?? Who cares about Maryland?
So much for that.
The towns with the most money in the Hartford area are Avon, Glastonbury, Simsbury and Farmington BAR NONE!!! West Hartford has a fair amount of money too. These towns absolutely blow Hebron or any other rural town out of the water financially. There may be people averaging $110,000 in Hebron. In Glastonbury and Simsbury you will get some people making around 90,000-100,000 a year and then half the town making a TON more. You better believe there are many millionaires in town with many people making $500,000+.

By the way, Trumball, Newtown and Brookfield are not as 'wealthy' as these Hartford 'burbs.'