Lake BungeeCT
Population 543: a town in Connecticut.
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.
543 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
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.
Big draw13 mi LakeLake Chaubunagungamaug
29 mi National Historic SiteSpringfield Armory National Historic Site14K visitors a year
32 mi Stadium & arenaMohegan Sun Arena
31 mi LakeQuabbin Reservoir
29 mi Theme parkSix Flags New England
34 mi Stadium & arenaPeoplesBank ArenaPhoto 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
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Moving to Lake Bungee: who provides what
Lake Bungee is unincorporated, so Windham 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 Lake Bungee.
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%).
| Lake Bungee | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $88,000 | $109,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 8.8% | 5.8% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
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°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
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.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
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 Bungee | Connecticut towns | U.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% |
| What stands out | Lake Bungee | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.2% | 10% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.8% | 14.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Lake Bungee sells for about $390K
76% of households own their home in Lake Bungee.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Lake Bungee
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Lake Bungee
About 3 of every 100 Lake Bungee residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Connecticut.
99% of working residents leave Lake Bungee for work
Where Lake Bungee’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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.
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- 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.