PemberwickCT
A town of 3,665.
Is Pemberwick a good place to live?
Of the 156 Connecticut towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Pemberwick. The biggest park or preserve is Pemberwick Park, at 40 acres. We don’t grade Pemberwick yet; the figures below are still real.
98% of working residents leave Pemberwick for work
Where Pemberwick’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Central Park and 518 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pemberwick. Close and well known come first.
Big draw23 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw30 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw23 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw25 mi TheatreStudio 54Photo credits
Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · United States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Pemberwick: who provides what
Pemberwick 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
Ordered by what stands out in Pemberwick.
Pemberwick stands out in Connecticut and nationally: the FEMA risk score there is higher
At 89 of 100, Pemberwick’s FEMA risk score is against 57 of 100 in Connecticut’s towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Pemberwick’s workers commute out: the town has 0.7 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Pemberwick for work: only 2% work in town. At $132,000, Pemberwick’s median household income is above both the Connecticut town median ($109,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Jobs based in Pemberwick fell to 1,054 in 2023, 358 fewer than in 2013.
| Pemberwick | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $132,000 | $109,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8.4% | 5.8% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Pemberwick has four seasons and pleasant summers
Pemberwick has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 25° and about 33 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pemberwick Park | — | 40 |
| 2. Caroline Place | — | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Older than Connecticut overall
People 65 and older are 26% of residents (19% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (22% statewide). 52% of Pemberwick adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Pemberwick | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49.3 years | 44.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 26% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 52% | 45% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
60% women, 40% men
About 66 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±7.2 points). Across Connecticut, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Pemberwick | CT | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.4% | 10.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.8% | 9.8% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.9% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.1% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.8% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.5% | 14.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 17.1% | 10.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.4% | 7.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.6% | 8.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 19.5% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.6% | 16.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 3.9% | 7.6% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26% | 23.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 25.5% | 19.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,700, single groups can be off by several points
How healthy Pemberwick is
23% of adults have obesity in Pemberwick. Among 155 Connecticut towns, just 7 have a lower share of adults who have high blood pressure than Pemberwick. 18% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Pemberwick.
| Pemberwick | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 30% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 22% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Pemberwick | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 3.7% | 9.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.5% | 14.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Pemberwick
Colleges nearby
17 within 15 miles of the center of Pemberwick
About 4 of every 100 Pemberwick residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Connecticut.
About Pemberwick
Census-designated place in Connecticut, United States
Pemberwick is a neighborhood/section and census-designated place in Greenwich in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, Pemberwick had a population of 3,899.
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- Area
- 0.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 33 ft
- Area code
- 203
Pemberwick’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Pemberwick.
| Town | CT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pemberwick | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rock Ridge | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Glenville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Greenwich | #17 | A | D− | A− | A− | A+ |
| Byram | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pemberwick, Rock Ridge, Glenville and Byram aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Pemberwick with a neighbor →
Questions about Pemberwick
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pemberwick, CT a good place to live?
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