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Town in New York, United States
1817Established
5,746Population
49.6 sq miArea
1,690 ftElevation

Groton is a town in Tompkins County, New York, United States. The population was 5,950 at the 2010 census. The name is taken from Groton, Massachusetts. The Town of Groton contains a village, also called Groton. The town is in the northeast corner of the county and is northeast of Ithaca. As well as a village, the Town of Groton also includes a former school, Groton High School, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

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$275K Median sale price · Redfin, April 2026

The median sale price was $275,000 in April 2026.

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Violent crime per 1,000
Groton 0
New York 3.7
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Groton 6.2
New York 15.7
U.S. 15.5
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