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Sherwood Manor in pictures
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Sherwood ManorCT
Some 5,706 people live in this town, in Connecticut.
2 bordering townsMap →
Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
5,706
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$255K
Census ACS
Household income
$91K
median
Median age
43.9
years
Jobs based here
3,067
Balanced
Is Sherwood Manor a good place to live?
Only one of the 156 Connecticut towns we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Sherwood Manor. Sherwood Manor’s typical rent is $1,692 a month, above both the Connecticut town median ($1,450 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Sherwood Manor’s trail network density is 0.1 miles per square mile, where Connecticut’s towns sit at 1.3 and U.S. towns at 0.4. The biggest park or preserve is Brainard Memorial Park, at 34 acres. We don’t grade Sherwood Manor yet; the figures below are still real.
Nearby attractions
All 155 attractions →Springfield Armory National Historic Site and 70 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sherwood Manor. Close and well known come first.
7 mi National Historic SiteSpringfield Armory National Historic Site14K visitors a year
3 mi Theme parkSix Flags New England
Big draw37 mi LakeLake Chaubunagungamaug
18 mi Stadium & arenaPeoplesBank Arena
18 mi Stadium & arenaPratt & Whitney Stadium
28 mi LakeQuabbin ReservoirSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Springfield Armory National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Six Flags New England: Canadaolympic989, Public domain · Lake Chaubunagungamaug: Bree from Worcester, MA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · PeoplesBank Arena: PeoplesBank Arena, CC BY 2.5 · Pratt & Whitney Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Quabbin Reservoir: engineerchange, CC BY 2.0
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Getting set up
Moving to Sherwood Manor: who provides what
Sherwood Manor is unincorporated, so Hartford County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerFarmington River Power CompanyEIAHIFLD · EIA
WaterCtwc - Northern Reg-Western SystemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesHartford CountyHartford County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn Connecticut you can register online until 18 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 18 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereEnfield Town ClerkTown of Enfield; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2021
ZIP code0608206082 100%Census 2020
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 Sherwood Manor.
Natural hazards
Top of a high hazard risk in Sherwood Manor: inland flooding
The natural-hazard score from FEMA in Sherwood Manor is 68 of 100. FEMA puts 83% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding.
68risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland flooding
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Sherwood Manor: snowy winters and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 85° and January nights of 18°, with about 52 inches of snow a winter.
52″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter20–38°
Spring37–60°
Summer60–83°
Fall42–63°
Oct 16
typical first frost
Apr 21
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Work & commute
With 1.2 jobs for every working resident, Sherwood Manor draws in 2,993 commuters
For most workers, Sherwood Manor is a place to come home to: only 3% work in town. Jobs based in the town fell to 3,067 in 2023, 2,955 fewer than in 2013. Its average trip to work comes in at 24 minutes. The top destinations are Enfield (17%), Hartford (8%) and Springfield (7%).
3%work in town
| Sherwood Manor | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5% | 5.8% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $91,000 | $109,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 15% | 16% | 11% |
Where working residents work
In Sherwood Manor3%
Enfield17%
Hartford8%
Springfield7%
Windsor6%
13 mi
median commute distance
3,067
jobs based in Sherwood Manor
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Health
How healthy Sherwood Manor is
In Sherwood Manor, 18% of adults say their health is fair or poor. Of 32 CDC measures, Sherwood Manor beats the Connecticut average on 2 and trails it on 13. Only 10 of the 155 Connecticut towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Sherwood Manor. 27% of adults in Sherwood Manor get no exercise outside work; 82% had a checkup this year.
| Sherwood Manor | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 22% | 25% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 81% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 33% | 36% |
32 measures vs. Connecticut
2 better17 too close to call13 worse
| What stands out | Sherwood Manor | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.8% | 10% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.7% | 12.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.4% | 5.6% |
Mercy Medical Center
7.4 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Outdoors
Sherwood Manor keeps 4.4% of its land conserved
Trails total 0.2 miles in 6 parks and preserves. Among 156 Connecticut towns, just 9 have a lower share of conserved land than Sherwood Manor.
4.4%conserved
4.4%
conserved · 104 of 2,398 acres
0.2 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Brainard Memorial Park | 0.1 mi | 34 |
| 2. Town Open Space (East Of Saint James Avenue) | — | 21 |
| 3. Town Open Space (Rear Of Ridge Road) | — | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Housing
Homes in Sherwood Manor sell for about $348K
A home in Sherwood Manor typically sold within 21 days of listing. Four fifths of Sherwood Manor households own their home.
$348Kmedian sale price
Market temperature
21
days on market
104.3%
sale-to-list price
7
homes sold in September
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Sherwood Manor
16pages on Sherwood Manor
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
9 within 15 miles of the center of Sherwood Manor
Bay Path UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Longmeadow, MA3.1 mi$38,302 tuitionSpringfield Technical Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Springfield, MA6.8 mi$5,904 in-state tuitionWestfield State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Westfield, MA14.4 mi$12,179 in-state tuition
About 5 of every 100 Sherwood Manor residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Connecticut.
About Sherwood Manor
Census-designated place in Connecticut, United States
Sherwood Manor is a census-designated place (CDP) within the town of Enfield, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, Sherwood Manor had a population of 5,372.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 3.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 140 ft
Sherwood Manor’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Sherwood Manor.
HazardvilleThompsonvilleSherwood Manor
How the neighbors grade
| Town | CT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwood Manor | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hazardville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thompsonville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sherwood Manor, Hazardville and Thompsonville aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Sherwood Manor with a neighbor →
Questions about Sherwood Manor
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sherwood Manor, CT a good place to live?
We don’t grade Sherwood Manor yet; the figures below are still real. Some 5,706 people live in this town, in Connecticut.