What kinds of homes are in Gales Ferry, CT?

Name: Types of homes in Gales Ferry, CT, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Gales Ferry, CT has 497 (±186) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 515 homes per square mile of land.

99.0% are detached single-family houses.

1.0% are in buildings of two to four units.

0.0% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Housing units: 497 (±186)
Detached houses: 99.0%
2–4 unit buildings: 1.0%
5+ unit buildings: 0.0%

Homes in Gales Ferry by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	Gales Ferry	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Single-family, detached	99.0% (±1.7 points)	61.1%	58.6%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	0.0% (±8.2 points)	5.7%	6.5%	6.2%
2 units	0.0% (±8.2 points)	7.6%	7.5%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	1.0% (±1.7 points)	7.2%	8.1%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	0.0% (±8.2 points)	5.8%	4.9%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	0.0% (±8.2 points)	3.6%	3.5%	4.3%
20 or more units	0.0% (±8.2 points)	6.7%	10.2%	10.3%
Mobile home	0.0% (±8.2 points)	2.3%	0.7%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±8.2 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%

In Gales Ferry, the share of homes in buildings of five or more units is lower than in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region (16.1%).

It is also lower than in Connecticut (18.6%).

It is lower than the national figure (19.1%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units in places near Gales Ferry

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Gales Ferry
Place	Distance	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units	Compared with this place
Gales Ferry	—	0.0% (±14.2 points)	—
Conning Towers-Nautilus Park	2.5 mi	15.4% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Oxoboxo River	2.7 mi	5.1% (±3.4 points)	Not measurably different
Montville	4.7 mi	5.1% (±1.4 points)	Not measurably different
Long Hill (Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region)	5.3 mi	73.3% (±12.0 points)	Higher
Waterford (community)	5.7 mi	17.6% (±6.2 points)	Higher
Old Mystic	5.7 mi	6.0% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different
Groton	5.8 mi	23.8% (±3.2 points)	Higher
Waterford	5.8 mi	7.5% (±2.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Long Hill (Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region), CT (73.3%), Waterford (community), CT (17.6%), Groton, CT (23.8%).

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

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units across Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units
8	Pawcatuck	12.2% (±4.5 points)
9	Niantic	11.9% (±6.9 points)
10	Noank	10.1% (±5.4 points)
11	South Windham	6.3% (±13.3 points)
12	Old Mystic	6.0% (±5.4 points)
13	Oxoboxo River	5.1% (±3.4 points)
14 (tie)	Gales Ferry	0.0% (±14.2 points)
14 (tie)	Poquonock Bridge	0.0% (±12.1 points)

Showing 8 of 15 places in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Ledyard, whose figures include it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Gales Ferry

How many homes are in Gales Ferry?

Gales Ferry, CT has an estimated 497 (±186) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are most homes in Gales Ferry houses or apartments?

99.0% are detached houses and 0.0% attached houses, while 1.0% are in buildings of two or more units.

How many two-family and small multifamily homes are in Gales Ferry?

1.0% of homes in Gales Ferry are in buildings of two to four units, the small rental buildings that are often owner-occupied.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Gales Ferry CDP, Connecticut

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DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0007PE, DP04_0007PM, DP04_0008PE, DP04_0008PM, DP04_0009PE, DP04_0009PM, DP04_0010PE, DP04_0010PM, DP04_0011PE, DP04_0011PM, DP04_0012PE, DP04_0012PM, DP04_0013PE, DP04_0013PM, DP04_0014PE, DP04_0014PM, DP04_0015PE, DP04_0015PM

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