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Groton is a big small town of 9,490 people in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 15 miles from Norwich, CT and 44 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $307k and rent runs about $1k a month.
9,490people
$307kTypical home
$1,250/moRent
80° / 38°Summer / winter
25"Snow
238Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,490
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,078 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Hartford, CT
- 15 mi to Norwich, CT
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $307k (≈$1,933/mo)
- Median rent $1,250/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (51 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (864 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 19% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to WST airport
- 43 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 45% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 59 ft
- Right on the coast
- 155 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 516 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 119 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 70 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region: D+13 in 2024
- Connecticut: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk