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A town of 522, settled in 1914.
79% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Groton Long Point, above both Connecticut’s towns (45%) and U.S. towns (29%). No town among the 156 in Connecticut we compare has a higher midpoint age than Groton Long Point. 44% of the land in Groton Long Point is conserved, against 14% in Connecticut’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Groton Long Point has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Coastal flooding makes up 24% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Census counts: 667 in 2000, 530 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1930 and 6 maps from 1892 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Groton Long Point. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi MuseumThe Breakers
13 mi Stadium & arenaMohegan Sun Arena
40 mi Ancient siteHMS Endeavour
4 mi MuseumMystic Seaport
38 mi MuseumMarble House
38 mi MuseumThe ElmsThe Breakers: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mohegan Sun Arena: Bbjeter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · HMS Endeavour: Samuel Atkins (c.1760-1810), Public domain · Mystic Seaport: Joethon, Public domain · Marble House: [email protected], Public domain · The Elms: The original uploader was Daderot at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Groton Long Point, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Groton Long Point.
In 1 park or preserve, walkers have 1.0 miles of trail. Groton Long Point’s concentration of trails is 2.5 miles per square mile. It has one park or preserve, 15 acres in all.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Upper Lagoon Park | — | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The top destinations are Groton (26%), Stonington (9%) and Waterford (8%). Only 10 of the 156 Connecticut towns we compare have a higher typical household income than Groton Long Point. Its average trip to work comes in at 33 minutes.
| Groton Long Point | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $173,000 | $109,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 11% | 8% |
| Work from home | 9.7% | 16% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Among 156 Connecticut towns, just 5 have a lower July high than Groton Long Point. July afternoons reach 81°, January nights drop to 23° and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
Groton Long Point is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Only 2 of the 155 Connecticut towns we compare have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Groton Long Point. In Groton Long Point, 28% of adults sleep under 7 hours. The town beats the Connecticut average on 18 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.
| Groton Long Point | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 31% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 5.2% | 9.7% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 33% | 36% |
| What stands out | Groton Long Point | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 4.5% | 14.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 4.2% | 12.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 14.1% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected losses in Groton Long Point break down as 45% from inland flooding and 27% from hurricanes. In Groton Long Point, the risk rating from FEMA is 53 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
4 within 15 miles of the center of Groton Long Point
About 7 of every 100 Groton Long Point residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Connecticut.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Borough in Connecticut, United States
Groton Long Point (GLP) is located within the town of Groton, on Fishers Island Sound, in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The year-round population was 518 at the 2010 census. The area is administered by the Groton Long Point Association (GLPA), a public association that was established by Special Act of the Connecticut Legislature in 1921. The act is the charter of the GLPA and enables the Association to tax and issue bonds to provide services independent of the town of Groton; typically, such municipal corporations provided services that the larger township could not or would not provide. Pursuant to the act, the GLPA has the same governmental powers as a borough. Today, su…
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Groton Long Point has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
