Quasset LakeCT
The town, home to 361 people, lies in Connecticut.
Is Quasset Lake a good place to live?
No town among the 156 in Connecticut we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Quasset Lake. Quasset Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
361 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Lake Chaubunagungamaug and 103 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Quasset Lake. Close and well known come first.
Big draw11 mi LakeLake Chaubunagungamaug
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaGillette Stadium
39 mi Ancient siteHMS Endeavour
33 mi National Historic SiteSpringfield Armory National Historic Site14K visitors a year
34 mi LakeQuabbin Reservoir
30 mi Stadium & arenaMohegan Sun ArenaPhoto credits
Lake 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 · Quabbin Reservoir: engineerchange, CC BY 2.0 · Mohegan Sun Arena: Bbjeter, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Quasset Lake: who provides what
Quasset Lake is unincorporated, so Windham 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 Quasset Lake.
Quasset Lake has 0.0 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Half the trips to work are shorter than 18 miles. Nearly a fifth of residents live below the poverty line in Quasset Lake. Commuting out is the norm here: 1% of working residents work locally. The top destinations are Woodstock (12%), Putnam (8%) and Southbridge Town (5%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Quasset Lake, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Quasset Lake’s midsummer high stands at 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards: high risk in Quasset Lake, mostly inland flooding
In Quasset Lake, the risk rating from FEMA is 63 of 100. FEMA puts 72% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 17% to hurricanes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Quasset Lake is
Among adults in Quasset Lake, 28% feel lonely. CDC measures, 32 in all: Quasset Lake beats Connecticut on 12 and trails on 3. In Quasset Lake, 38% of adults have high blood pressure, where Connecticut’s towns sit at 33% and U.S. towns at 35%. Two figures for adults locally: 14% report frequent mental distress, 83% had a checkup this year.
| Quasset Lake | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 31% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 81% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Quasset Lake | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.4% | 14.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.1% | 10% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.7% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Quasset Lake sell for about $549K
Among 156 Connecticut towns, just 7 have a higher home-ownership rate than Quasset Lake.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Quasset Lake
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Quasset Lake
About 4 of every 100 Quasset Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Connecticut.
99% of working residents leave Quasset Lake for work
Where Quasset Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Quasset Lake
Census-designated place in Connecticut, United States
Quasset Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in the southeastern part of the town of Woodstock in Windham County, Connecticut, United States, surrounding a lake of the same name. (Federal topographic maps use the name "Wappaquasset Pond".) It is bordered to the east by South Woodstock. As of the 2020 census, Quasset Lake had a population of 187. Quasset Lake was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
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- Elevation
- 597 ft
Questions about Quasset Lake
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Quasset Lake, CT a good place to live?
Quasset Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.