Mamanasco LakeCT
Home to 499 people, this town lies in Connecticut.
Is Mamanasco Lake a good place to live?
88% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Mamanasco Lake, above both Connecticut’s towns (45%) and U.S. towns (29%). Of the 156 Connecticut towns we compare, none has a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Mamanasco Lake. The biggest park or preserve is Richardson Park, at 30 acres. Mamanasco Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
499 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
United States Military Academy and 135 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mamanasco Lake. Close and well known come first.
Big draw23 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
Big draw40 mi Stadium & arenaYankee Stadium
Big draw38 mi MuseumThe Cloisters
26 mi LandmarkFerncliff Cemetery
37 mi Zoo & aquariumBronx Zoo
13 mi LakeCandlewood LakePhoto credits
United States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · Yankee Stadium: Matt Boulton, CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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 · Bronx Zoo: Stavenn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Candlewood Lake: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain
Moving to Mamanasco Lake: who provides what
Mamanasco Lake 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
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With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Mamanasco Lake’s workers commute out
The top destinations are Ridgefield (21%), Stamford (11%) and New York (6%). Half of commuters travel less than 17 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mamanasco Lake has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Only 5 of the 155 Connecticut towns we compare have a lower FEMA hazard score than Mamanasco Lake. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 62% come from inland flooding and 25% from hurricanes. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 72% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Mamanasco Lake
Expect July afternoons of 83° and January nights of 19°, with about 49 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Mamanasco Lake has set aside 12.6% of its land for conservation
Mamanasco Lake’s concentration of trails comes in at 0.8 miles per square mile. Walkers can cover 0.4 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in the town: 4, covering 46 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Richardson Park | 0.1 mi | 30 |
| 2. Town Open Space (Craigmoor Road) | 0.2 mi | 9 |
| 3. Mamanasco Cliffs | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Mamanasco Lake stands out in Connecticut and nationally: a smaller share of its adults report frequent mental distress
The town does better than the Connecticut average on 21 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 2. 32% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Mamanasco Lake. Two figures for adults in the town: 24% have obesity, 17% have been diagnosed with depression. Only 10 of the 155 Connecticut towns we compare have a lower share of adults who get no exercise outside work than Mamanasco Lake.
| Mamanasco Lake | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 30% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 22% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 6.9% | 9.7% | 14% |
| What stands out | Mamanasco Lake | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6% | 14.9% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.3% | 9.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Mamanasco Lake sells for about $980K
For households in Mamanasco Lake, the share who live in a home they own is 82%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Mamanasco Lake
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Mamanasco Lake
About 0 of every 100 Mamanasco Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Connecticut.
100% of working residents leave Mamanasco Lake for work
Where Mamanasco Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Mamanasco Lake
Census-designated place in Connecticut, United States
Mamanasco Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is northwest of the center of Ridgefield and surrounds a lake of the same name. As of the 2020 census, Mamanasco Lake had a population of 509. Mamanasco Lake was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
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- Elevation
- 587 ft
Questions about Mamanasco Lake
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Mamanasco Lake, CT a good place to live?
Mamanasco Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.