Cost of living in Groton, Connecticut
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,250 a month.
Groton is a city in Connecticut. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $79,577 a year.
- People
- 9,490
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,250
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $79,577
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $306,600
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,902
- Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT MSA
Groton, Connecticut has about 9,490 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $306,600.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in this town's area (Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT MSA) is $1,902 a month. That rate 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 Groton'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 Groton'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, 105 have higher typical rent than Groton.
Nearby places
- New London
Typical rent $1,340
Compare with Groton - Long Hill
Typical rent $1,722
Compare with Groton - Poquonock Bridge
Typical rent $1,403
Compare with Groton - Waterford
Typical rent $1,668
Compare with Groton - Noank
Typical rent $978
Compare with Groton - Conning Towers-Nautilus Park
Typical rent $1,856
Compare with Groton - Old Mystic
Typical rent $1,602
- Mystic
Typical rent $1,993
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Connecticut
Bigger places in Connecticut
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.