The Cove at Gateway Commons
1 Lighthouse Ln,
East Lyme, CT 06333
$2,515 - $3,815 Total Monthly Price
1-3 Beds | 12 Month Lease
Southwest New London/Lyme
Niantic, CT
Southwest New London/Lyme - Niantic, CT Area Guide
Situated in the southwestern quadrant of East Lyme, Niantic emanates a friendly, warm, and inviting sense of community. This seaside village features foot, car, boat, or train accessibility. Twenty minutes south of Mystic Seaport, one hour from New Haven, and two hours from New York City and Boston, this neighborhood features a town beach, ideal for water lovers. Leave your apartment and head for Main Street, a well-planned, walkable downtown area that runs parallel to Long Island Sound. Walk or bicycle to the grocery store, meet friends for lunch, or shop for antiques and fashions at charming boutiques along the way. Locals gather at the Lyme Tavern, a lively sports bar with a free happy hour buffet, TVs, pool tables, and an outside bar area. For the freshest lobster roll and hand-battered whole-belly clams in the state, take a seat indoors or on the patio at Skippers Seafood and enjoy a casual meal with views of the Niantic Bay.
Rent Trends
As of April 2026, the average apartment rent in Southwest New London/Lyme is $1,800 for a studio, $1,768 for one bedroom, $2,394 for two bedrooms, and $2,914 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Southwest New London/Lyme has increased by 0.4% in the past year.
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Studio
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600 sq ft
Average Sq Ft
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$1,800/month
Average Rent
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1 BR
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613 sq ft
Average Sq Ft
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$1,768/month
Average Rent
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2 BR
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1,131 sq ft
Average Sq Ft
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$2,394/month
Average Rent
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3 BR
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1,678 sq ft
Average Sq Ft
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$2,914/month
Average Rent
Getting Around
Explore how walkable, bikeable, drivable, and transit-friendly Southwest New London/Lyme - Niantic, CT is for everyday living.
Not Walkable
Walkability
10
/ 100
Exceptionally Drivable
Drivability
90
/ 100
Moderately Bikeable
Bikeability
60
/ 100
Daily Essentials
Essentials are more spread out in Southwest New London/Lyme - Niantic, CT, so everyday errands require more planning.
Supermarket Within a 20 Minute Walk
Groceries
40
/ 100
Limited Restaurant Variety Nearby
Restaurants
30
/ 100
Few to No Café Options Nearby
Cafes
10
/ 100
Local Vibe
Get a sense of what it’s like to live in Southwest New London/Lyme - Niantic, CT from everyday activity to noise and nightlife.
Not Noisy
Quiet Score
100
/ 100
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Points of Interest
Shopping Centers
Parks and Recreation
- Selden Island State Park Reserve
- Foxglove Farm
- Rocky Neck State Park
- Nehantic State Forest
- Connecticut River Museum
Commuter Rail
Airports
- Tweed/New Haven
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Methodology
† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.
Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.
Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.
Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.