CannondaleCT
Today 758 people live in this town, first settled in 1915.
Is Cannondale a good place to live?
Cannondale’s typical household income is $250,000, above both the Connecticut town median ($109,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Of the 156 Connecticut towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Cannondale. Cannondale has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Cannondale stand out
Where Cannondale beats most towns.
758 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
United States Military Academy and 168 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cannondale. Close and well known come first.
Big draw30 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaYankee Stadium
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaCiti Field
Big draw36 mi MuseumThe Cloisters
25 mi LandmarkFerncliff Cemetery
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaEtihad ParkPhoto credits
United States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · Yankee Stadium: Matt Boulton, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Citi Field: Chris6d, CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Cloisters: Paweł Drozd on Wiki Drozdpl cropped by Beyond My Ken (talk) 17:05, 27 December 2, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ferncliff Cemetery: Anthony22 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Etihad Park: Bananza76, CC0
Moving to Cannondale: who provides what
Cannondale 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 Cannondale.
Cannondale has 1.8 jobs for every working resident, and 276 people commute in
The top destinations are New York (19%), Stamford (12%) and Norwalk (10%). Most working residents leave Cannondale for work: only 2% work in town. Also worth knowing: between 2013 and 2023, jobs here rose by 143, to 279. The mean commuting time for Cannondale comes to 37 minutes.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Cannondale: snowy winters and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 84°; in January, nights fall to 20°, and about 49 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Connecticut and the rest of the country, fewer of Cannondale’s adults report frequent mental distress
Cannondale: 4.8% of adults worry about having enough food. Of the 155 Connecticut towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults who binge drink than Cannondale.
| Cannondale | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 30% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 8% | 15% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 8% | 16% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 33% | 36% |
| What stands out | Cannondale | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 2.2% | 8.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 3.3% | 12.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 20.5% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Cannondale has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 51% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Cannondale, 70% come from inland flooding and 22% from hurricanes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes in Cannondale sell for about $952K
Among households in Cannondale, 92% are owner-occupiers.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Cannondale
Colleges nearby
6 within 15 miles of the center of Cannondale
About 4 of every 100 Cannondale residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Connecticut.
Every workday, about 276 people come to Cannondale for work
Where Cannondale’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Cannondale
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cannondale, CT a good place to live?
Cannondale has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.