MashantucketCT
A town of 86.
Is Mashantucket a good place to live?
Mashantucket’s average trip to work is 7 minutes, below both the Connecticut town median (27 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Of the 156 Connecticut towns we compare, none has a higher share of households owning their home than Mashantucket. Mashantucket has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Mashantucket stand out
Where Mashantucket beats most towns.
86 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The Breakers and 79 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mashantucket. Close and well known come first.
Big draw35 mi MuseumThe Breakers
6 mi Stadium & arenaMohegan Sun Arena
34 mi Ancient siteHMS Endeavour
35 mi MuseumMarble House
35 mi MuseumThe Elms
7 mi MuseumMystic SeaportPhoto credits
The Breakers: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mohegan Sun Arena: Bbjeter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · HMS Endeavour: Samuel Atkins (c.1760-1810), Public domain · Marble House: [email protected], Public domain · The Elms: The original uploader was Daderot at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mystic Seaport: Joethon, Public domain
Moving to Mashantucket: who provides what
Mashantucket is unincorporated, so New London 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 Mashantucket.
Mashantucket stands out in Connecticut and nationally: a larger share of its working residents work locally
39% of Mashantucket working residents work locally, against 11% in Connecticut’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Since 2013, Mashantucket has added 3,303 jobs, to 4,160 in 2023. 2.4% of residents live below the poverty line in Mashantucket.
| Mashantucket | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 39% | 11% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 2.4% | 5.8% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Compared with most of Connecticut and the rest of the country, the FEMA risk score in Mashantucket is lower
Mashantucket’s FEMA risk score is 22 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Mashantucket, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Mashantucket has chilly winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Mashantucket is 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Mashantucket is
Mashantucket beats the Connecticut average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 42% of Mashantucket adults sleep under 7 hours. Only 7 of the 155 Connecticut towns we compare have a higher share of adults who binge drink than Mashantucket.
| Mashantucket | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 33% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 31% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Mashantucket | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.9% | 8.5% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.1% | 10% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 10.9% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0% of Mashantucket is conserved land
1.0 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Among 156 Connecticut towns, just 8 have a lower trail density than Mashantucket.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Mashantucket
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Mashantucket
College town 21 of every 100 Mashantucket residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Connecticut.
Every workday, about 4,096 people come to Mashantucket for work
Where Mashantucket’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Mashantucket
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Mashantucket, CT a good place to live?
Mashantucket has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.