PawcatuckCT
A town of 5,577.
Is Pawcatuck a good place to live?
Only 3 of the 156 Connecticut towns we compare have a lower July high than Pawcatuck. The biggest park or preserve is Spellman Park, at 143 acres. We don’t grade Pawcatuck yet; the figures below are still real.
91% of working residents leave Pawcatuck for work
Where Pawcatuck’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
The Breakers and 76 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pawcatuck. Close and well known come first.
Big draw30 mi MuseumThe Breakers
31 mi Ancient siteHMS Endeavour
15 mi Stadium & arenaMohegan Sun Arena
29 mi MuseumMarble House
29 mi MuseumThe Elms
6 mi MuseumMystic SeaportPhoto credits
The Breakers: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · HMS Endeavour: Samuel Atkins (c.1760-1810), Public domain · Mohegan Sun Arena: Bbjeter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 Pawcatuck: who provides what
Pawcatuck 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 Pawcatuck.
Most of Pawcatuck’s workers commute out: the town has 0.7 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Pawcatuck for work: only 9% work in town. 14% of residents live below the poverty line in Pawcatuck, above both Connecticut’s towns (5.8%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Jobs based in Pawcatuck grew to 1,699 in 2023, 475 more than in 2013.
| Pawcatuck | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 5.8% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 10% | 16% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $80,000 | $109,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Pawcatuck has four seasons and pleasant summers
Pawcatuck has chilly winters and pleasant summers. Among 156 Connecticut towns, just 6 have a higher January low than Pawcatuck.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Pawcatuck has set aside 15.1% of its land for conservation
2.8 miles of trail in 9 parks and preserves. Pawcatuck’s trail density is 0.8 miles per square mile, below the Connecticut town median (1.3) but above the median of U.S. towns (0.4).
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Spellman Park | 0.3 mi | 143 |
| 2. Fusina Conservation Easement | — | 83 |
| 3. Moss Park | — | 17 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
How healthy Pawcatuck is
Pawcatuck beats the Connecticut average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 9.1% of Pawcatuck adults have diabetes. Among 155 Connecticut towns, just 10 have a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Pawcatuck.
| Pawcatuck | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.1% | 9.4% | 12% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 9.7% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 81% | 79% |
| What stands out | Pawcatuck | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.4% | 10% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.8% | 14.9% |
| More adults with depression | 24% | 20.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fewer young adults than Connecticut overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 23% of residents (19% statewide). Pawcatuck’s median age is 46.2 years. 41% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 43% across Connecticut.
| Pawcatuck | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 46.2 years | 44.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 41% | 45% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 21% | 19% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 85 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.9 points). Across Connecticut, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Pawcatuck | CT | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.9% | 10.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.9% | 9.8% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.2% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.6% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.8% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.5% | 14.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13% | 10.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10% | 7.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.7% | 8.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.8% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.3% | 16.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7% | 7.6% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.3% | 23.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17.9% | 19.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Pawcatuck
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 58% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median home in Pawcatuck sells for about $457K
58% of households own their home in Pawcatuck.
| Pawcatuck | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 58% | 81% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,155 a month | $1,450 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Pawcatuck
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Pawcatuck
About 4 of every 100 Pawcatuck residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Connecticut.
Pawcatuck’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Pawcatuck.
| Town | CT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pawcatuck | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stonington | #47 | A− | D | — | A− | A |
Stonington reports no FBI crime data of its own. Pawcatuck isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Pawcatuck with a neighbor →
Questions about Pawcatuck
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pawcatuck, CT a good place to live?
We don’t grade Pawcatuck yet; the figures below are still real.