Cost of living in Gales Ferry, Connecticut

Gales Ferry, Connecticut has about 1,141 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $335,100.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region is $1,902 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Gales Ferry. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT metro area, prices sit at 100.4 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Connecticut taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.3% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Gales Ferry's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical Connecticut home paid 24.16¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Gales Ferry's bill.

EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Connecticut in the table we use.

Among 139 places we list in Connecticut with a rent figure, 24 have higher typical rent than Gales Ferry.