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Groton, CT

Full City Profile · Connecticut · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region County

3.2 /5.0
B Good
9,343 Population 3,033/sq mi density
$69,811 Median Income $42,438 per capita
$278,900 Home Value $411,359 Zillow
$1,179 Median Rent 29.1% income on rent
51°F Avg Temperature 275 sunny days/yr
178 Violent Crime/100K 1,104 property/100K
B
Overall
3.2 / 5.0
Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
B
Economy
3.4 / 5.0
$69,811 median income, 4.3% unemployment
A
Affordability
4.4 / 5.0
$278,900 home value, $1,179/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
178 violent crimes/100K
B+
Education
3.8 / 5.0
34.7% bachelor's degree or higher

Parks & Recreation in Groton (244)

Air Line State Park Trail
State Park
201 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Airline State Park (Old Forest Management Area)
State Park
12 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Airline State Park Trail
State Park
8 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Airline State Park Trail (North Trail)
State Park
72 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Airline State Park Trail (North Trail)
State Park
65 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section)
State Park
29 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section)
State Park
43 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section)
State Park
65 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Alton Pond Fishing Access
State Park
18 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Amsterdam Beach State Park
State Park
198 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Angle Tree Monument Reservation
State Park
Open Access
Entrance: $0
Arborway Ii
State Park
1 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Arborway Overpass Path
State Park
1 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Arcadia Developments (Beach Pond)
State Park
1 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Arcadia Management Area
State Park
9 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Arcadia Management Area
State Park
3 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Ashland State Park
State Park
152 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Beaver Brook State Park Scenic Reserve
State Park
323 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Beavertail
State Park
186 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Beckett Hill State Park Scenic Reserve
State Park
45 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Bellevue Hill Reservation
State Park
27 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Bertha K. Russel Preserve
State Park
6 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Bigelow Hollow State Park
State Park
23 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Black Hut Management Area
State Park
Open Access
Entrance: $0
Black Regiment Memorial Park
State Park
6 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Blackstone River
State Park
143 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park
State Park
1 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park
State Park
1,121 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Blackstone River Bikeway
State Park
21 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
National Historical Park
The Blackstone River powered America's entry into the Age of Industry. The success of Samuel Slater's cotton spinning mill in Pawtucket, RI touched off a chain reaction that changed how people worked and where they lived. Learn how this revolution transformed the landscape of the Blackston...
Entrance: $0
Activities: Biking, Fishing, Food, Dining, Picnicking, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Tours - Walking, Paddling, Canoeing, Kayaking, Junior Ranger Program, Wildlife Watching, Birdwatching
Weather: Summer temperatures range from 56-83F. Fall temperatures range from 30-70F. Winter temperatures range from 20-45F. Spring temperatures range from 30-70F.
Block Island
State Park
91 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Blow Hole State Park
State Park
174 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Bluff Point State Park
State Park
405 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Boat Ramp
State Park
1 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Bolton Notch State Park Scenic Reserve
State Park
53 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Borderland State Park
State Park
9 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Bradford Boat Launch
State Park
2 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Brainard Homestead State Park Scenic Reserve
State Park
25 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Brenton Point State Park
State Park
141 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Bristol Blake State Reservation
State Park
1 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Brookhaven State Park
State Park
1,649 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Burlingame
State Park
1,328 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
C.M. Gardner State Park
State Park
85 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Camp Hero State Park
State Park
749 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Canterbury Brookside I
State Park
3 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Centre Street I
State Park
1 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Centre Street Ii
State Park
Open Access
Entrance: $0
Centre Street Iv
State Park
Open Access
Entrance: $0
Charles Island
State Park
19 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Charlestown Breachway
State Park
38 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Chestnut Street
State Park
1 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Chicopee Memorial State Park
State Park
4 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Cochituate State Park
State Park
866 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Cocumcussoc
State Park
418 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Colt State Park
State Park
4 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Connecticut River Greenway State Park
State Park
14 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Connecticut Valley Railroad State Park Trail
State Park
156 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Correia
State Park
1 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Crane Ledge Ii
State Park
Open Access
Entrance: $0
Cutler Park Reservation
State Park
461 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Dean Parkway
State Park
15 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Devils Foot Rock
State Park
5 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Devils Hopyard State Park
State Park
633 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Diamond Hill
State Park
58 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Dighton Rock State Park
State Park
98 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Dinosaur State Park
State Park
38 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Durfee
State Park
1 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
East Bay Bikepath
State Park
84 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
East Beach
State Park
2 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
East Beach
State Park
243 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Elm Bank Reservation
State Park
115 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital Donation
State Park
Open Access
Entrance: $0
Fall River Heritage State Park
State Park
9 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Farm River State Park
State Park
15 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Farmington Canal Line State Park Trail
State Park
78 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Fire Island National Seashore
National Seashore
Immerse yourself in an enchanting collage of coastal life and history. Rhythmic waves, high dunes, ancient maritime forests, historic landmarks and glimpses of wildlife, Fire Island has been a special place for diverse plants, animals and people for centuries. Far from the pressure of nearby big-cit...
Entrance: $0
Activities: Arts and Culture, Astronomy, Stargazing, Boating, Camping, Backcountry Camping, Fishing, Food, Guided Tours, Hunting and Gathering, Gathering and Foraging, Hunting, Junior Ranger Program, Swimming, Wi...
Weather: Spring: Temperatures may range from high 30s to low 50s (F). Rain and sun are equally common. Summer: Temperatures usually range from 65 F to 90 F. Fall: Temperatures from 70 F in early autumn to 40 F...
Fisherman's
State Park
13 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Fort Adams
State Park
1 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Fort Ninigret
State Park
3 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Fort Trumbull State Park
State Park
4 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Franklin Park Zoo Parking/Dcr
State Park
31 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
National Historic Site
Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903) is recognized as the founder of American landscape architecture and the nation's foremost parkmaker. Olmsted moved his home to suburban Boston in 1883 and established the world's first full-scale professional office for the practice of landscape design. Du...
Entrance: $0
Activities: Guided Tours, Self-Guided Tours - Walking, Junior Ranger Program, Museum Exhibits, Shopping, Bookstore and Park Store
Weather: Summer: Warm temperatures, average high temperature around 80 degrees Fahrenheit, often with humidity. July and August bring the hottest temperatures. Fall: Cooler temperatures, mean temperatures betw...
Gaudette
State Park
4 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Gay City State Park
State Park
273 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
George D. Seymour State Park Scenic Reserve
State Park
380 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
George Washington
State Park
Unknown
Entrance: $0
George Washington Picnic Grove
State Park
6 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Gillette Castle State Park
State Park
170 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Goddard Park
State Park
478 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Gull Cove Fishing Area
State Park
4 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Haddam Island State Park Scenic Reserve
State Park
22 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Haddam Meadows State Park
State Park
1 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Haley Farm State Park
State Park
57 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Hammonasset Beach State Park
State Park
12 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Hammond Pond Reservation
State Park
57 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Hampton Ponds State Park
State Park
22 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Hannah Robinson Tower
State Park
Open Access
Entrance: $0
Harkness Memorial State Park
State Park
378 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Harrisville Pond Fising Access
State Park
1 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Higganum Reservoir State Park
State Park
Unknown
Entrance: $0
Hither Hills State Park
State Park
4,328 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Hither Woods
State Park
557 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Holyoke Heritage State Park
State Park
6 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Hop River State Park
State Park
44 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Hop River State Park Trail
State Park
132 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Hopemead State Park Scenic Reserve
State Park
42 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Hopeville Pond State Park
State Park
514 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Hopkinton State Park
State Park
1,197 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Horse Guard State Park Scenic Reserve
State Park
105 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Hurd State Park
State Park
895 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Indian Lake Fishing Access
State Park
Open Access
Entrance: $0
J.A. Skinner State Park
State Park
28 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Jamestown
State Park
65 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
John L. Curran Fishing Area
State Park
41 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Johnston Historical
State Park
Open Access
Entrance: $0
Keech Pond Access
State Park
1 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Killingly Pond State Park Scenic Reserve
State Park
164 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Kings Beach Access
State Park
6 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Lake Lorraine State Park
State Park
2 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Lake Tiogue Boat Launch
State Park
1 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Lamentation Mountain State Park Scenic Reserve
State Park
46 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Lehigh Grove
State Park
1 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Lincoln Woods
State Park
25 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Lincoln Woods State Park
State Park
7 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Locustville Pond
State Park
Unknown
Entrance: $0
Longmeadow Fishing Area
State Park
Open Access
Entrance: $0
Machimoodus State Park
State Park
144 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Mashamoquet Brook State Park
State Park
982 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Medfield Charles River State Reservation
State Park
517 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Meshanticut Park
State Park
31 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Millers Pond State Park Scenic Reserve
State Park
295 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Minnie Island State Park Scenic Reserve
State Park
1 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Misquamicut State Beach
State Park
70 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Montauk Downs State Park
State Park
170 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Montauk Point State Park
State Park
2,341 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Moore State Park
State Park
738 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Moosup Valley State Park Trail
State Park
65 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Mooween State Park
State Park
573 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Mother Brook Reservation
State Park
41 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Mount Holyoke Range State Park
State Park
3,626 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Mount Tom State Reservation
State Park
1,967 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Mowry Pond
State Park
3 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Napeague State Park
State Park
1,365 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Narragansett Parkway
State Park
6 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Narrow River Fishing Access
State Park
Unknown
Entrance: $0
New England National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail
From the Sound to the summits: the New England Trail covers 235 miles from Long Island Sound across long ridges to scenic mountain summits in Connecticut and Massachusetts. The trail offers panoramic vistas and close-ups of New England’s natural and cultural landscape: traprock ridges, historic vill...
Entrance: $0
Activities: Camping, Backcountry Camping, Food, Dining, Hiking, Backcountry Hiking, Front-Country Hiking, Snowshoeing
Weather: Temperatures range from warm, humid summer days to cold New England winter days.
Old Furnace State Park
State Park
378 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Olmsted Green
State Park
58 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Orient Beach State Park
State Park
781 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Pallozi Farm
State Park
Open Access
Entrance: $0
Pascoag Reservoir (Echo Lake)
State Park
2 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Passeonkquis Cove Fishing Access
State Park
2 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Pawcatuck River
State Park
8 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Penwood State Park
State Park
157 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Perkins Street
State Park
Open Access
Entrance: $0
Pomeroy State Park Scenic Reserve
State Park
199 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Ponagansett River Corridor
State Park
39 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Potowomut Pond Access
State Park
1 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Purgatory Chasm
State Park
9 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Purgatory Chasm State Reservation
State Park
143 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Quaddick State Park
State Park
96 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Queens Forth Historic Site
State Park
58 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Quinebaug Lake State Park Scenic Reserve
State Park
181 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Quinnipiac River State Park
State Park
90 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Quinsigamond State Park
State Park
25 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Railroad Avenue
State Park
Open Access
Entrance: $0
Red Bridge State Park
State Park
101 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Riverdale Park
State Park
6 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Robinson State Park
State Park
19 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Rockville Management Area
State Park
Unknown
Entrance: $0
Rocky Neck State Park
State Park
522 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Rocky Point
State Park
80 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Roger Wheeler State Beach
State Park
30 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Roger Williams National Memorial
National Memorial
"I acknowledge that to molest any person, Jew or Gentile, for either professing doctrine, or practicing worship meerly religious or spiritual, is to persecute him, and such a person (whether his doctrine or practice be true or false) suffers persecution for conscience." -Roger Williams, 16...
Entrance: $0
Activities: Arts and Culture, Cultural Demonstrations, Live Music, Food, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Tours - Walking, Living History, First Person Interpretation, Junior Ranger Program, Shopping, Bookstore and Park...
Weather: At Roger Williams National Memorial in Providence, the weather varies with the seasons. Spring and fall are mild, with temperatures in the 50s to 60s Fahrenheit and occasional rain. Summers are warm a...
Ronci
State Park
5 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Ross Pond State Park
State Park
75 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Rte 102 Picnic Grove
State Park
4 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Sag Harbor Golf Course State Park
State Park
49 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Sakonnet Harbor Fishing Access
State Park
Unknown
Entrance: $0
Salt Rock State Park
State Park
150 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Salters Grove
State Park
13 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Salty Brine State Beach
State Park
2 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Sayles Finishing
State Park
5 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Scantic River State Park
State Park
670 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Scarborough Beach
State Park
104 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Scarborough State Beach
State Park
8 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Schofield Park
State Park
4 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Seaside State Park
State Park
32 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Sefsick
State Park
Open Access
Entrance: $0
Selden Neck Island State Park
State Park
557 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Selden Neck State Park
State Park
3 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Shadmoor State Park
State Park
Open Access
Entrance: $0
Shady Lea
State Park
5 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Silver Lake State Park
State Park
25 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Silver Spring Lake Fishing Access
State Park
1 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Slatersville Pond
State Park
3 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Sleeping Giant State Park
State Park
348 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Smith & Sayles Reservoir Access
State Park
Unknown
Entrance: $0
Snake Den State Park
State Park
124 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
South Main Street Park
State Park
Unknown
Entrance: $0
South Shore Management Area
State Park
48 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
South Street Community Garden
State Park
Open Access
Entrance: $0
Southeast Light
State Park
28 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Springfield Armory National Historic Site
National Historic Site
For nearly two centuries, the U.S. Armed Forces and American industry looked to Springfield Armory for innovative engineering and superior firearms. Springfield Armory National Historic Site commemorates the critical role of the nation’s first armory by preserving and interpreting the world's l...
Entrance: $0
Activities: Cultural Demonstrations, Guided Tours, Historic Weapons Demonstration, Junior Ranger Program, Park Film, Museum Exhibits, Shopping, Bookstore and Park Store
Weather: Springfield Armory National Historic Site is situated in the heart of Western Massachusetts and the Pioneer Valley. Our year is marked by four distinct seasons. Summers tend to be pleasant, but can at...
Stafford Pond Access
State Park
Unknown
Entrance: $0
State Beach
State Park
1 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
State House grounds
State Park
16 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
State Park
State Park
277 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
State Pier 1
State Park
14 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
State Pier No. 5
State Park
1 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
State Public Health Campus
State Park
12 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Stephen Hopkins
State Park
1 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Stillhouse Cove Boat Ramp
State Park
4 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Stoddard Hill State Park Scenic Reserve
State Park
44 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Stony Brook Reservation
State Park
565 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Stratton Brook State Park
State Park
151 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Sunset Rock State Park Scenic Reserve
State Park
16 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Sweets Knoll State Park
State Park
54 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Talcott Mountain State Park
State Park
118 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Tarbox
State Park
4 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Teddys Beach
State Park
1 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Tefft
State Park
1 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Ten Mile River
State Park
55 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Touro Synagogue National Historic Site
National Historic Site
Touro Synagogue, a building of exquisite beauty and design, steeped in history and ideals, and one of the most historically significant Jewish buildings in America, was designated a National Historic Site in 1946. Dedicated in 1763, it still serves an active congregation and each year greets over 30...
Entrance: $0
Activities: Arts and Culture, Cultural Demonstrations, Guided Tours
Weather: Summer temperatures range from 56-83 °F. Fall temperatures range from 30-70 °F. Winter temperatures range from 20-45 °F. Spring temperatures range from 30-70 °F.
Town Boat House
State Park
Open Access
Entrance: $0
Trimountain State Park Scenic Reserve
State Park
154 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Truman Parkway
State Park
2 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Union Pond Fishermans Access
State Park
2 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Vfw Parkway
State Park
1 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Wadsworth Falls State Park
State Park
177 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Wakefield Pond Access Area
State Park
1 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Weekapaug Fishing Area/Breachway
State Park
4 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Weider Park
State Park
7 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Wells State Park
State Park
1,434 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Wells State Park
State Park
11 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
West Rock Ridge State Park
State Park
24 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
West Rock State Park
State Park
81 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Wildwood State Park
State Park
1,795 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Willow Pond Meadow
State Park
6 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Wilson Mountain Reservation
State Park
93 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Wilson Reservoir
State Park
1 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Windsor Meadows State Park
State Park
125 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
Wood/Pawcatuck Access Area
State Park
2 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0
World War II Veterans Memorial State Park
State Park
20 acres. Unknown
Entrance: $0