What is the median household income in Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, CT?

Name: Income and affordability in Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, CT, 2020–2024
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The median household income in Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, CT is $81,694 (±$9,207) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Paying the median gross rent of $1,856 a month would take about $74,200 a year at the common guideline of spending no more than 30% of income on rent.

In Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, the median household income went from $56,449 in 2015–2019 to $81,694 in 2020–2024 (+44.7%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median household income: $81,694 (±$9,207)
Median renter income: $80,787 (±$4,140)
Income to afford median rent: about $74,200

Income in Conning Towers-Nautilus Park against Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, its state and the nation

Income, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Conning Towers-Nautilus Park	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Median household income	$81,694 (±$9,207)	$86,586 (±$1,937)	$95,781 (±$732)	$80,734
Median renter household income	$80,787 (±$4,140)	$49,626 (±$2,346)	$52,072 (±$906)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$109,286 (±$53,304)	$111,365 (±$2,302)	$125,125 (±$969)	$100,009
Median gross rent	$1,856 (±$57)	$1,365 (±$26)	$1,488 (±$10)	$1,413

In Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, median household income is not measurably different from Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region ($86,586).

It is also lower than in Connecticut ($95,781).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($80,734).

In Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Conning Towers-Nautilus Park ranks 6 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median household income.

Statewide, it ranks 94 of 130.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How much you need to earn to rent in Conning Towers-Nautilus Park

Many landlords and housing programs use 30% of gross income as the most a household should spend on rent.

At that guideline, the median gross rent of $1,856 a month ($22,272 a year) needs an income of about $74,200 a year.

The median renting household in Conning Towers-Nautilus Park earns $80,787 a year.

This is arithmetic on the published medians, not a rule any landlord must follow; screening criteria vary and some places limit how income may be weighed.

Income against housing costs since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median household income	$56,449 (±$5,890)	$81,694 (±$9,207)	+44.7%	Up after inflation
Median gross rent	$1,691 (±$73)	$1,856 (±$57)	+9.8%	Down after inflation
Median home value	$206,300 (±$24,416)	$290,100 (±$35,969)	+40.6%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median household income in places near Conning Towers-Nautilus Park

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Conning Towers-Nautilus Park
Place	Distance	Median household income	Compared with this place
Conning Towers-Nautilus Park	—	$81,694 (±$9,207)	—
Gales Ferry	2.5 mi	$80,735 (±$64,467)	Not measurably different
Long Hill (Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region)	2.8 mi	$84,201 (±$22,168)	Not measurably different
Ledyard	3.7 mi	$107,975 (±$9,893)	Higher
Old Mystic	4.0 mi	$130,903 (±$17,373)	Higher
New London	4.2 mi	$59,098 (±$5,150)	Lower
Waterford (community)	4.5 mi	$73,156 (±$7,397)	Not measurably different
Poquonock Bridge	4.5 mi	$36,940 (±$13,097)	Lower
Noank	5.0 mi	$143,583 (±$38,353)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: New London, CT ($59,098), Poquonock Bridge, CT ($36,940).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Ledyard, CT ($107,975), Old Mystic, CT ($130,903), Noank, CT ($143,583).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median household income across Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, place by place

Rank	Place	Median household income
1	Mystic	$152,559 (±$27,005)
2	Noank	$143,583 (±$38,353)
3	Old Mystic	$130,903 (±$17,373)
4	Colchester (community)	$86,760 (±$12,420)
5	Long Hill (Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region)	$84,201 (±$22,168)
6	Conning Towers-Nautilus Park	$81,694 (±$9,207)
7	Niantic	$81,250 (±$16,064)
8	Gales Ferry	$80,735 (±$64,467)
9	Pawcatuck	$80,114 (±$10,283)
10	South Windham	$75,045 (±$16,185)
11	Waterford (community)	$73,156 (±$7,397)
12	Oxoboxo River	$69,167 (±$31,429)

Showing 12 of 15 places in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, ranked from highest to lowest.

Conning Towers-Nautilus Park is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Groton, whose figures include it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Conning Towers-Nautilus Park

What is the median household income in Conning Towers-Nautilus Park?

The median household income in Conning Towers-Nautilus Park is $81,694 (±$9,207) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How much do you need to make to afford rent in Conning Towers-Nautilus Park?

About $74,200 a year, if rent is to stay at or below 30% of income at the median gross rent of $1,856 a month.

Have incomes in Conning Towers-Nautilus Park kept up with inflation?

In Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, the median household income went from $56,449 in 2015–2019 to $81,694 in 2020–2024 (+44.7%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

What do renters earn in Conning Towers-Nautilus Park?

The median renting household in Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, CT earns $80,787 (±$4,140) a year.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Conning Towers-Nautilus Park CDP, Connecticut (place:16960, in state:09).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B19013_001E, B19013_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M

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