Town file
Niantic, Connecticut
Niantic, Connecticut (New London County, Connecticut) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 378, "The Open Marriage Blues" (8 April 2023).
- Town
- Niantic
- County
- New London County
- State
- Connecticut
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 378
- Approximate location
- 41.317, -72.200
Episode 378 / 8 April 2023 / 70 min / express
The Open Marriage Blues
"Niantic, Connecticut, in south central eastern Connecticut, right on the Long Island Sound; the village of Niantic sits inside East Lyme" about 0:03:06
The case: Murder of Ellen Sherman (August 1985). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2023
- Population
- 3,240
- Median household income
- $72,986
- Median home value
- $387,900
History, in brief
- The village of Niantic is technically inside the town of East Lyme. about 0:03:28
- The Millstone nuclear power plant is visible on the bay's eastern horizon from the beach. about 0:04:15
- Niantic was once famous for its Niantic River scallops. about 0:04:59
- The scallop population has been in decline for a number of years. about 0:05:48
The reviews read out
5 stars
"A very small, quaint little town on the shoreline; more expensive because it is directly on the water with multiple beaches and a mile-long boardwalk where you can gaze at the nuclear power plant."about 0:06:07
5 stars
"An adorable, quaint little town in a nook of East Lyme; while the town is small, the events it holds are larger than life."about 0:06:30
1 star
"Niantic is a village, not a town, and it is ruined: it was named the happiest in Connecticut and is now overrun with traffic, overcrowded beaches, skyrocketing prices, rising crime and registered sex offenders drawn in by herds of people with small children; the neighbouring nuclear plant releases waste into the water."about 0:07:23
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- East Lyme, Connecticut3.1 miles
- Waterford, Connecticut4.2 miles
- East Hampton, New York25 miles
- Guilford, Connecticut26 miles
- Middletown, Connecticut29 miles
- South Kingstown, Rhode Island34 miles
Everything here is as told in the episode, on the date it went out; figures and places may have changed since. Endings are covered: open an episode and use the spoiler switch to read them.