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Groton Long Point is a tiny town of 546 people in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 17 miles from Norwich, CT and 47 miles from Providence, RI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $970k and rent runs about $2k a month.
546people
$970kTypical home
$2,295/moRent
80° / 39°Summer / winter
25"Snow
238Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 546
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,279 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to Providence, RI
- 17 mi to Norwich, CT
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $970k (≈$6,114/mo)
- Median rent $2,295/mo
- Median household income $173k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 120 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 (96 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,035 per 100k)
People
- Median age 63
- 18% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 58% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to WST airport
- 41 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 0 ft
- Right on the coast
- 155 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 504 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 127 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 64 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
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