Candlewood IsleCT
It is a town of 633 residents in Connecticut.
Is Candlewood Isle a good place to live?
Candlewood Isle’s mean commuting time is 57 minutes, above both Connecticut’s towns (27 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 4 of the 156 Connecticut towns we compare have a higher median household income than Candlewood Isle. Candlewood Isle has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
633 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Candlewood Isle: who provides what
Candlewood Isle is unincorporated, so Fairfield County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Candlewood Isle.
Most of Candlewood Isle’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.1 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Danbury (18%), New Fairfield (8%) and Southbury (4%). The median commute is under 14 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Candlewood Isle has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 84° and January nights of 18°, with about 49 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Candlewood Isle is
12% of Candlewood Isle adults report frequent physical distress. The town does better than the Connecticut average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 2. In Candlewood Isle, 18% of adults have been diagnosed with depression, and 30% sleep under 7 hours.
| Candlewood Isle | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 30% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 22% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | Candlewood Isle | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.9% | 8.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.6% | 12.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.7% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Candlewood Isle, mostly inland flooding
FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in Candlewood Isle than in 56% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median home in Candlewood Isle sells for about $648K
Only 6 of the 156 Connecticut towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than Candlewood Isle.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
United States Military Academy and 78 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Candlewood Isle. Close and well known come first.
Big draw27 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
in town LakeCandlewood Lake
38 mi LandmarkFerncliff Cemetery
29 mi National Historic SiteHome of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site102K visitors a year
28 mi Stadium & arenaYale Bowl
29 mi Theme parkLake CompouncePhoto credits
United States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · Candlewood Lake: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Ferncliff Cemetery: Anthony22 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site: Crunch, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Yale Bowl: Kenneth Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Compounce: Wildcat1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Everything we know about Candlewood Isle
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Candlewood Isle
About 1 of every 100 Candlewood Isle residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Connecticut.
100% of working residents leave Candlewood Isle for work
Where Candlewood Isle’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Candlewood Isle
Census-designated place in Connecticut, United States
Candlewood Isle is a census-designated place (CDP) on an island of the same name in Candlewood Lake, in the town of New Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is in the southeastern section of the town, about 10 miles from Danbury, with Candlewood Knolls and Kellogg Point on the mainland to the west and Candlewood Lake Club, Candlewood Shores and Candlewood Orchards across the lake to the east. Candlewood Isle was famously the location of the 1955 "Lake Shark" sighting. Candlewood Isle was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Candlewood Isle had a population of 491.
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- Elevation
- 604 ft
Questions about Candlewood Isle
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Candlewood Isle, CT a good place to live?
Candlewood Isle has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.