DodgingtownCT
A town of 285, settled in 1840.
Is Dodgingtown a good place to live?
67% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Dodgingtown, above both Connecticut’s towns (45%) and U.S. towns (29%). Of the 156 Connecticut towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Dodgingtown. Dodgingtown has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
285 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
United States Military Academy and 85 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Dodgingtown. Close and well known come first.
Big draw31 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
35 mi LandmarkFerncliff Cemetery
10 mi LakeCandlewood Lake
21 mi Stadium & arenaYale Bowl
38 mi National Historic SiteHome of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site102K visitors a year
19 mi MuseumGlass HousePhoto credits
United States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · Ferncliff Cemetery: Anthony22 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Candlewood Lake: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Yale Bowl: Kenneth Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site: Crunch, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Glass House: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain
Moving to Dodgingtown: who provides what
Dodgingtown 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 Dodgingtown.
Most of Dodgingtown’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.5 jobs for each of them
Half of commuters travel less than 16 miles. In Dodgingtown, the mean commuting time is 34 minutes. For most workers, Dodgingtown is a place to come home to: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Danbury (13%), Newtown (12%) and Stamford (6%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Dodgingtown
July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 18° and about 49 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards: low risk in Dodgingtown, mostly inland flooding
Expected losses in Dodgingtown break down as 59% from inland flooding and 26% from hurricanes. Only 10 of the 155 Connecticut towns we compare have a lower risk rating from FEMA than Dodgingtown.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Dodgingtown is
In Dodgingtown, nearly a third of adults sleep under 7 hours. This Connecticut town beats the Connecticut average on 17 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. Two figures for adults here: 28% have high blood pressure, 7.4% have diabetes.
| Dodgingtown | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 30% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 33% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 7.4% | 9.4% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.7% | 9.7% | 14% |
| What stands out | Dodgingtown | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 3.1% | 9.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.4% | 14.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Dodgingtown
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Dodgingtown
About 0 of every 100 Dodgingtown residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Connecticut.
99% of working residents leave Dodgingtown for work
Where Dodgingtown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Dodgingtown
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Dodgingtown, CT a good place to live?
Dodgingtown has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.