Best PlacesGroton Long Point, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Groton Long Point, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Groton Long Point ranks 1,797th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Groton Long Point
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Groton Long Point's strengths and weaknesses
Where Groton Long Point ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 99% of towns
- Household income$176,058 median, better than 99% of towns
Where Groton Long Point ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,310 a month, better than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Groton Long Point
A household needs to earn about $268,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Groton Long Point home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $176,058, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Groton Long Point's effective rate of 1.45%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Groton Long Point
Groton Long Point runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Groton Long Point.
Who works in Groton Long Point, and how
Work in Groton Long Point centers on manufacturing and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in Groton Long Point
The coast is about 0 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Groton Long Point, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Groton Long Point, month by month
Groton Long Point sees roughly 86 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 59° | 48° | 39° |
| July | 83° | 74° | 66° |
| October | 67° | 57° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Groton Long Point
The nearest airport, Westerly State, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 56 miles away.
The best schools in and around Groton Long Point
Schools across Groton Long Point average a B, better than 63% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Nathan Hale Arts Magnet SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Groton Middle SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Robert E. Fitch High SchoolB · 49% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Groton Long Point school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Groton Long Point measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Groton Long Point against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Groton Long Point
Is Groton Long Point a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Groton Long Point ranks 1,797th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on health care access, civic engagement, and what local pay buys, and lowest on an overheated housing market and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Groton Long Point expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $940,300. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $176,058 median income, cost of living beats 100% of towns.
Is Groton Long Point safe?
Yes, Groton Long Point is safer than 78% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $166 per resident a year.
Compare Groton Long Point with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Groton Long Point. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Groton Long Point represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Groton Long Point detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Groton Long Point: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Groton Long Point: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Groton Long Point: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Groton Long Point: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Groton Long Point detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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