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Witches Woods Lake, Woodstock CT
Connecticut›Windham County

Witches WoodsCT

Home to 382 people, this town lies in Connecticut.

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Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 4.0
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Witches Woods, CT · Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 4.0 · Source ↗

Is Witches Woods a good place to live?

93% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Witches Woods, against 45% in Connecticut’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Of the 156 Connecticut towns we compare, none has a higher age of the median resident than Witches Woods. Witches Woods has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

382 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Lake BungeeLake BungeeWitches Woods
Nearby attractions

Lake Chaubunagungamaug and 100 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Witches Woods. Close and well known come first.

All 282 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Lake Chaubunagungamaug: Bree from Worcester, MA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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 · Six Flags New England: Canadaolympic989, Public domain · PeoplesBank Arena: PeoplesBank Arena, CC BY 2.5

Getting set up

Moving to Witches Woods: who provides what

Witches Woods is unincorporated, so Windham County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerEversource28.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesWindham CountyWindham County provides services here
SchoolsWoodstock School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
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.gov
Who runs elections hereWoodstock Town ClerkTown of Woodstock; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2019
ZIP code0628106281 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 Witches Woods.

Climate

Witches Woods: snowy winters and pleasant summers

In July, afternoons reach 81°; in January, nights fall to 17°, and about 52 inches of snow falls in a winter.

52″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–38°
Spring36–57°
Summer58–79°
Fall41–61°
Oct 13
typical first frost
Apr 25
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

The biggest natural risk in Witches Woods is inland flooding, at a high overall level

Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 63% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 72% of Witches Woods’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 17% to hurricanes.

63risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
63High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHurricanes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

A larger share of adults binge drink in Witches Woods than in most of Connecticut or the rest of the country

In Witches Woods, 16% of adults report frequent mental distress. Only 5 of the 155 Connecticut towns we compare have a lower share of adults who had a checkup this year than Witches Woods. 7.2% of adults in the town have diabetes; 28% have high blood pressure. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Witches Woods is ahead of Connecticut on 16 and behind on 3.

Witches WoodsConnecticut townsU.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)20%16%16%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)7.2%9.4%12%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)28%33%35%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)10%12%14%
32 measures vs. Connecticut
16 better13 too close to call3 worse
What stands outWitches WoodsCT
Fewer adults facing food insecurity8.2%14.9%
Fewer uninsured adults5.9%10%
More binge drinkers20.2%15.4%
Day Kimball Hospital
8.6 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

0
homes sold in September

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Witches Woods

14pages on Witches Woods
After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Witches Woods

About Witches Woods

Census-designated place in Connecticut, United States

Witches Woods is a census-designated place (CDP) in the southwest part of the town of Woodstock, Connecticut, United States, surrounding Witches Woods Lake. It is bordered to the northeast by the Lake Bungee CDP. As of the 2020 census, Witches Woods had a population of 114. Witches Woods was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Elevation
600 ft

Questions about Witches Woods

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Witches Woods, CT a good place to live?

Witches Woods has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.