Groton vs Mystic

A side-by-side comparison of Groton and Mystic: population, income, housing, and more.

Groton and Mystic are places in Connecticut. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Groton has the higher population (9,343 vs 4,441 in Mystic). Mystic has the higher median household income ($146,042 vs $69,811 in Groton). Mystic has the higher median home value ($493,200 vs $278,900 in Groton).

Population, income & housing

	Groton	Mystic
Population	9,343	4,441
Median age	38.6 yrs	57.1 yrs
Median household income	$69,811	$146,042
Median home value	$278,900	$493,200
Median gross rent	$1,179	$1,688
Housing units	5,193	2,475
Homeownership rate	41.3%	67.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.7%	64.5%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Groton	Mystic
Population	9,030 → 9,343 (+3.5%)	4,249 → 4,441 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$52,859 → $69,811 (+32.1%)	$94,102 → $146,042 (+55.2%)
Median home value	$221,800 → $278,900 (+25.7%)	$428,500 → $493,200 (+15.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,014 → $1,179 (+16.3%)	$1,341 → $1,688 (+25.9%)

Groton

Population

9,0309,343

Median household income

$52,859$69,811

Median home value

$221,800$278,900

Median gross rent

$1,014$1,179

Mystic

Population

4,2494,441

Median household income

$94,102$146,042

Median home value

$428,500$493,200

Median gross rent

$1,341$1,688

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Groton	Mystic
Under 5	3.3%	2.5%
5 to 17	12.2%	9.6%
18 to 24	11.5%	2.8%
25 to 34	19.6%	8.3%
35 to 44	9.7%	7.5%
45 to 54	8.7%	17.2%
55 to 64	19.4%	13.9%
65 to 74	8.8%	14.6%
75 and over	6.8%	23.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Groton	Mystic
White (non-Hispanic)	62.2%	80.6%
Black or African American	9.0%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	1.0%
Asian	5.4%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.7%
Two or more races	6.4%	13.2%
Hispanic or Latino	16.0%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Groton	Mystic
No high school diploma	8.7%	2.3%
High school graduate	26.1%	14.6%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	18.6%
Bachelor's degree	24.4%	33.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	31.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Groton	Mystic
Drove alone	71.0%	67.1%
Carpooled	7.2%	4.3%
Public transit	2.6%	0.5%
Walked	13.7%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.5%
Worked from home	4.4%	22.8%
Other means	0.8%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Groton	Mystic
1-unit, detached	38.5%	62.7%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	8.2%
2 to 4 units	27.4%	13.1%
5 to 19 units	16.4%	3.3%
20 or more units	13.3%	12.7%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Groton	Mystic
Poverty rate	19.5%	1.8%
Average household size	1.99	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	18	20
Median year structure built	1968	1948