Study: Manchester Auto Insurance Cheaper than Most of CT

A website studying auto insurance rates in 69 cities and towns across Connecticut found that, other factors being equal, it’s less expensive to insure a car in Manchester than in most of the rest of the state.

According to the ValuePenguin website, insurance for its benchmark cars would cost $1,558 in Manchester and $1,694 on average for the communities surveyed across the state. That’s a $136 difference, or less than three dollars a week for the 2010 Toyota Camry benchmark car used for comparisons.

The same insurance would cost $1,518 in Vernon, $1,526 in East Hartford, $1,527 in Glastonbury, $1,887 in West Haven, 2,059 in Wethersfield and $1,654 in Meriden.

Among the cities and towns in the survey, the least expensive is Mystic, where the same car could be insured for $1,484 (which is only $74 cheaper per year than Manchester). Manchester was the 25th least expensive of the 69 communities surveyed.

Hartford was the most expensive place to get insurance out of all the communities surveyed, with an annual bill of $2,247 ($689 more expensive per year than Manchester; $763 more expensive than Mystic).

Here’s how ValuePenguin.com said it conducted the survey:

“We looked at rates in Connecticut for two sample drivers in 69 cities within the state: a single 30 year old male and a single 65 year old male driver. They own in full and drive a 2010 Toyota Camry back and forth from work, for the most part, about 12,000 miles a year. They also have good credit history and a great driving record with no accidents or traffic violations in the past five years.

“Costs are based on basic liability protection for the 2010 Toyota Camry, and provides about twice the minimum liability required in Connecticut. Connecticut requires minimum auto insurance liability of $20,000 per person for bodily injury protection and up to $40,000 per accident, and $10,000 for property damage per accident.

Included in our study are national insurance companies such as Allstate, State Farm, and GEICO, as well as regional companies like Middlesex Mutual Auto Insurance.”