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Lake Bunggee Bus Stop, Woodstock CT
Connecticut›Windham County

Lake BungeeCT

Population 543: a town in Connecticut.

1 bordering townMap →
Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo of Lake Bungee

Lake Bungee, CT · Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗

Is Lake Bungee a good place to live?

Lake Bungee’s median age is 61.1 years, above both the Connecticut town median (44.4 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). No town among the 156 in Connecticut we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Lake Bungee. Lake Bungee has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

543 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Witches WoodsWitches WoodsLake Bungee
Nearby attractions

Lake Chaubunagungamaug and 100 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lake Bungee. Close and well known come first.

All 287 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Lake Chaubunagungamaug: Bree from Worcester, MA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Springfield Armory National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Mohegan Sun Arena: Bbjeter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Quabbin Reservoir: engineerchange, CC BY 2.0 · Six Flags New England: Canadaolympic989, Public domain · PeoplesBank Arena: PeoplesBank Arena, CC BY 2.5

Getting set up

Moving to Lake Bungee: who provides what

Lake Bungee is unincorporated, so Windham County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerEversource28.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesWindham CountyWindham County provides services here
SchoolsWoodstock School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Connecticut you can register online until 18 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 18 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereWoodstock Town ClerkTown of Woodstock; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2019
ZIP codes06282, 0628106282 72% · 06281 28%Census 2020

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 Lake Bungee.

Work & commute

Most of Lake Bungee’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them

Half commute less than 14 miles. The average commute in Lake Bungee is 34 minutes. Commuting out is the norm in the town: 1% of working residents work locally. The top destinations are Woodstock (13%), Killingly (8%) and Putnam (8%).

1%work in town
Lake BungeeConnecticut townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work34 minutes27 minutes25 minutes
Median household income$88,000$109,000$80,000
Below the poverty line8.8%5.8%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Lake Bungee1%
Woodstock13%
Killingly8%
Putnam8%
Pomfret6%
14 mi
median commute distance
14
jobs based in Lake Bungee
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Lake Bungee’s year

A winter brings about 52 inches of snow, with January nights at 17° and July afternoons at 81°.

52″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–38°
Spring36–57°
Summer58–79°
Fall41–61°
Oct 13
typical first frost
Apr 25
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Lake Bungee has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding

72% of Lake Bungee’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 17%. Compared with 63% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is higher.

63risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
63High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHurricanes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Lake Bungee is

Lake Bungee: 9.5% of adults have diabetes. CDC measures, 32 in all: Lake Bungee beats Connecticut on 12 and trails on 1. In Lake Bungee, 13% of adults say their health is fair or poor, and 14% report frequent mental distress.

Lake BungeeConnecticut townsU.S. towns
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)29%31%33%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)13%14%19%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)14%15%17%
Food insecurity (CDC PLACES)7.8%8.8%14%
32 measures vs. Connecticut
12 better19 too close to call1 worse
What stands outLake BungeeCT
Fewer uninsured adults5.2%10%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity7.8%14.9%
More adults who have had cancer10%8.5%
Day Kimball Hospital
8.2 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Housing

The median home in Lake Bungee sells for about $390K

76% of households own their home in Lake Bungee.

$390Kmedian sale price
3
homes sold in September

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lake Bungee

14pages on Lake Bungee
After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Lake Bungee

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Lake Bungee for work

Where Lake Bungee’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

13% → Woodstock Woodstock 13% 8% → Killingly Killingly 8% 8% → Putnam Putnam 8% 6% → Pomfret Pomfret 6% 4% → Southbridge Town Southbridge Town 4% 3% → Windham Windham 3% Lake Bungee · 1% stay
14jobs based in Lake Bungee
1%of working residents work in town
14 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Lake Bungee

Census-designated place in Connecticut, United States

Lake Bungee is a census-designated place (CDP) in the southwestern part of the town of Woodstock in Windham County, Connecticut, United States, surrounding a lake of the same name. It is bordered to the west by the Witches Woods CDP. As of the 2020 census, Lake Bungee had a population of 601. Lake Bungee was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Elevation
650 ft

Questions about Lake Bungee

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Lake Bungee, CT a good place to live?

Lake Bungee has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.