Sail HarborCT
It is a town of 120 residents in Connecticut.
Is Sail Harbor a good place to live?
Sail Harbor’s typical journey to work is 52 minutes, above both Connecticut’s towns (27 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). No town among the 156 in Connecticut we compare has a higher midpoint age than Sail Harbor. Sail Harbor has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
120 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Sail Harbor.
Sail Harbor stands out in Connecticut and nationally, with the median household income higher than most
Half of commuters travel less than 14 miles. The top destinations are Danbury (21%), New York (7%) and Sherman (7%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Sail Harbor brings snowy winters and pleasant summers
A winter brings about 47 inches of snow, with January nights at 17° and July afternoons at 83°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Sail Harbor is
11% of adults report frequent physical distress in Sail Harbor. CDC measures, 32 in all: Sail Harbor beats Connecticut on 10 and trails on 2. Two figures for adults here: 19% have been diagnosed with depression, 14% report frequent mental distress.
| Sail Harbor | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 30% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 19% |
| What stands out | Sail Harbor | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.5% | 9.8% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.9% | 8.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Sail Harbor, mostly inland flooding
Compared with 56% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Sail Harbor is higher. Expected losses in Sail Harbor break down as 73% from inland flooding and 16% from hurricanes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Compared with most of Connecticut and the rest of the country, more of Sail Harbor’s households own their home
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Sail Harbor
United States Military Academy and 82 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sail Harbor. Close and well known come first.
Big draw27 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
2 mi LakeCandlewood Lake
39 mi LandmarkFerncliff Cemetery
27 mi National Historic SiteHome of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site102K visitors a year
30 mi Stadium & arenaYale Bowl
29 mi Theme parkLake CompouncePhoto credits
United States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · Candlewood Lake: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Ferncliff Cemetery: Anthony22 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site: Crunch, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Yale Bowl: Kenneth Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Compounce: Wildcat1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Moving to Sail Harbor: who provides what
Sail Harbor 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.
100% of working residents leave Sail Harbor for work
Where Sail Harbor’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Sail Harbor
About 0 of every 100 Sail Harbor residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Connecticut.
About Sail Harbor
Census-designated place in Connecticut, United States
Sail Harbor is a census-designated place (CDP) in the towns of New Fairfield and Sherman, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is in the northeastern corner of New Fairfield and the southeastern corner of Sherman, on Great Neck and Shelter Harbor, landforms on the west side of Candlewood Lake. It is bordered to the west by Inglenook. As of the 2020 census, Sail Harbor had a population of 175. Sail Harbor was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
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- Elevation
- 472 ft
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