Connecticut Real Estate & Relocation Guide

Old Lyme, Connecticut

Population: 6,535

Located in New London County

Our town hosts a number of small service businesses and a growing number of high technology design and production companies. We have become a bedroom community for people who work in New London, Groton, New Haven, Hartford, and even outside Connecticut Many residents work at General Dynamics Electric Boat, Pfizer, Inc., or with numerous spin-off businesses associated with the U.S. Navy.

The 14 weeks of summer bring seasonal residents and visitors to more than double our year-round population. The town's famous public beach on Long Island Sound is Sound View. Old Lyme is also home to a lakefront park (Rogers Lake at Hains Park), and several smaller parks and boat landings on the Connecticut River and tidal estuaries.

Our community has a strong commitment to volunteerism, evidenced by dedicated fire and ambulance departments, Friends of the Library, town boards and commissions, and community organizations such as High Hopes Therapeutic Riding, the Lymes' Youth Services Bureau, Lyme Art Association, Lyme Historical Society, Chamber of Commerce, Lyme Art Association, active Girl and Boy Scout programs; the Masons, Lions, Junior Women, and garden clubs, among others. Memorials in the Old Lyme Memorial Town Hall pay tribute to residents who served in the armed forces during two World Wars and the Korean and Vietnam conflicts.

Courtesy of the Official Town of Old Lyme Website