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For most people who can afford it, yes. Pomfret grades B+ overall, 69th of 151 graded towns in Connecticut. Residents are healthier than 87% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Its schools outperform 79% of the state's. The catch is cost: the typical home is worth about $409K, 4.5 years of the Putnam area’s $91K median household income. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 97% of U.S. towns, with 5 places on the National Register. 33% of the land in Pomfret is conserved, where Connecticut’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. On history, just 16 of Connecticut’s 175 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is Natchaug State Forest, at 1,251 acres.
Where Pomfret beats most towns.
Census counts: 2,042 in 1820, 4,266 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1751 and 6 maps from 1889 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Connecticut), ordered by how far Pomfret is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Pomfret, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Pomfret.
Pomfret keeps more of its land conserved than most of Connecticut, has better schools than Eastford or any other neighbor and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in Connecticut.
Within Connecticut it is less healthy than 55% of the 154 graded towns: Connecticut sets a high bar. Its widest gap with Connecticut is no health insurance: 5.6% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 10% statewide.
29% of adults feel lonely in Pomfret, against 31% in Connecticut’s towns and 33% across U.S. towns. Pomfret beats the Connecticut average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 13% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Pomfret.
| Pomfret | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 33% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 9.7% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.3% | 9.4% | 12% |
| What stands out | Pomfret | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.6% | 10% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.4% | 14.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its A− is the best School Grade on its borders; Eastford (B+) is next.
Its public schools are run by the Pomfret School District. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pomfret Community SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 332 | A− |
| Pomfret School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 350 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CT on state tests
Its 8,405 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 95% of Connecticut towns.
39 miles of trail in 25 parks and preserves. Pomfret’s trail density is 1.0 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bafflin Sanctuary | 7.7 mi | 693 |
| 2. Mashamoquet Brook State Park | 7.2 mi | 1,038 |
| 3. Nightingale Forest | 2.5 mi | 374 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Pomfret has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Pomfret is 82°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 45% of residents (39% statewide). 51% of Pomfret adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. Pomfret has grown 2.6% since 2020, to 4,378 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Pomfret | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 51% | 45% | 29% |
| Median age | 45.9 years | 44.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 23% | 19% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 18% | 20% | 18% |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.3 points. Across Connecticut, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Pomfret | CT | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.1% | 10.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12% | 9.8% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.7% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.2% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.8% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.6% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.8% | 14.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10% | 10.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.8% | 7.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.6% | 8.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 20.7% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.1% | 16.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.8% | 7.6% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.3% | 23.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 32.6% | 19.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,400, single groups can be off by several points
Most working residents leave Pomfret for work: only 13% work in town. Jobs based in Pomfret grew to 1,352 in 2023, 188 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Killingly (9%), Putnam (8%) and Woodstock (3%).
| Pomfret | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $108,000 | $109,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 11% | 8% |
| Work from home | 13% | 16% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 56% of U.S. communities. Since 2000, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Pomfret.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pomfret. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi LakeLake Chaubunagungamaug
Big draw40 mi Stadium & arenaGillette Stadium
37 mi Ancient siteHMS Endeavour
35 mi National Historic SiteSpringfield Armory National Historic Site14K visitors a year
27 mi Stadium & arenaMohegan Sun Arena
38 mi LakeQuabbin ReservoirLake Chaubunagungamaug: Bree from Worcester, MA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Gillette Stadium: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · HMS Endeavour: Samuel Atkins (c.1760-1810), Public domain · 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
2 within 15 miles of the center of Pomfret
About 6 of every 100 Pomfret residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Connecticut.
5 places in Pomfret on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Connecticut, United States
Pomfret is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, with a population of 4,266 according to the 2020 United States Census. The town is part of the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region. It was incorporated in 1713 and was named after Pontefract in West Yorkshire, England. The land was purchased from local Indians in 1686 in a deal known as the "Mashmuket Purchase" or "Mashamoquet Purchase".
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7 towns share a border with Pomfret.
It grades higher overall than all 4 graded towns on its borders; Woodstock (B−) comes closest. Putnam next door grades lower for schools (C− to Pomfret’s A−) and higher for cost of living (B− to C−).
| Town | CT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pomfret | #69 | B+ | C− | — | A− | A |
| Killingly | #138 | D | B− | — | C− | B− |
| Putnam | #126 | C | B− | B+ | C− | C+ |
| Brooklyn | #117 | C+ | C+ | — | C | B+ |
| Woodstock | #99 | B− | C+ | — | C+ | A |
| South Woodstock | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eastford | — | — | B− | — | B+ | A− |
| Hampton | — | — | B− | — | C | B+ |
Eastford and Hampton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Pomfret, Killingly, Brooklyn, Woodstock, Eastford and Hampton report no FBI crime data of their own. South Woodstock isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Pomfret with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Pomfret grades B+ overall, better than 68% of U.S. towns and #69 of 151 in Connecticut. It grades A for health and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
