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

Name: Median rent in Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, CT, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, CT is $1,856 (±$57) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,996 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, the median gross rent went from $1,691 in 2015–2019 to $1,856 in 2020–2024 (+9.8%).

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

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,856 (±$57)
Rented homes: 1,996 (±352)
$2,000 or more: 33.2%
Since 2015–2019: +9.8%

How much rent costs in Conning Towers-Nautilus Park

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Conning Towers-Nautilus Park	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±2.1 points)	9.5%	7.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	1.5% (±2.2 points)	14.8%	12.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	7.0% (±4.7 points)	35.5%	30.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	58.4% (±10.3 points)	26.3%	25.9%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	20.3% (±6.5 points)	8.6%	12.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	9.7% (±6.9 points)	3.4%	5.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	3.2% (±3.1 points)	1.9%	6.1%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 58.4% of renting households.

33.2% of rented homes in Conning Towers-Nautilus Park cost $2,000 or more a month.

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

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Conning Towers-Nautilus Park	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Median gross rent	$1,856 (±$57)	$1,365 (±$26)	$1,488 (±$10)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	1,996 (±352)	38,781 (±1,362)	462,698 (±4,638)	42,849,984

In Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, median gross rent is higher than in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region ($1,365).

It is also higher than in Connecticut ($1,488).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

In Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Conning Towers-Nautilus Park ranks 3 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 38 of 115.

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

How rent in Conning Towers-Nautilus Park has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$1,691 (±$73)	$1,856 (±$57)	+9.8%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	80.8% (±4.4 points)	79.2% (±7.1 points)	−1.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	6.4% (±4.9 points)	5.6% (±5.6 points)	−0.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change

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 gross rent in places near Conning Towers-Nautilus Park

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Conning Towers-Nautilus Park
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Conning Towers-Nautilus Park	—	$1,856 (±$57)	—
Gales Ferry	2.5 mi	$2,201 (±$238)	Higher
Long Hill (Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region)	2.8 mi	$1,722 (±$116)	Lower
Ledyard	3.7 mi	$1,629 (±$247)	Not measurably different
Old Mystic	4.0 mi	$1,602 (±$668)	Not measurably different
New London	4.2 mi	$1,340 (±$51)	Lower
Waterford (community)	4.5 mi	$1,668 (±$133)	Lower
Poquonock Bridge	4.5 mi	$1,403 (±$137)	Lower
Noank	5.0 mi	$978 (±$332)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Long Hill (Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region), CT ($1,722), New London, CT ($1,340), Waterford (community), CT ($1,668).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Gales Ferry, CT ($2,201).

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

Median gross rent across Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Gales Ferry	$2,201 (±$238)
2	Mystic	$1,993 (±$529)
3	Conning Towers-Nautilus Park	$1,856 (±$57)
4	Long Hill (Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region)	$1,722 (±$116)
5	Waterford (community)	$1,668 (±$133)
6	Old Mystic	$1,602 (±$668)
7	Niantic	$1,478 (±$259)
8	Colchester (community)	$1,475 (±$147)
9	Poquonock Bridge	$1,403 (±$137)

Showing 9 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 average rent in Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, CT?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Conning Towers-Nautilus Park is $1,856 (±$57) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Conning Towers-Nautilus Park?

In Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, the median gross rent went from $1,691 in 2015–2019 to $1,856 in 2020–2024 (+9.8%).

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

How many rentals in Conning Towers-Nautilus Park cost more than $2,000 a month?

33.2% of rented homes in Conning Towers-Nautilus Park have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Conning Towers-Nautilus Park higher than in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region?

In Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, median gross rent is higher than in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region ($1,365).

It is also higher than in Connecticut ($1,488).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

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) 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 B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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