Digging clams, 1905
Woodmont’s story
152 years in pictures
Census counts: 194 in 1910, a peak of 2,114 in 1970, 1,486 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 1905 and 3 maps from 1951 on.
- 1874Woodmont is settled
WoodmontCT
A town of 2,391, settled in 1874.
2 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain
Population
2,391
2025 Census estimate · +62.5% since 2020
Median home value
$468K
Census ACS
Household income
$91K
median
Median age
52.7
years
Jobs based here
56
A commuter town
Is Woodmont a good place to live?
The best of Woodmont’s subject grades are an A+ for incomes and an A for walkability and health; the weakest is a D− for cost of living. Woodmont’s concentration of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile, against 1.3 in Connecticut’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. On history, just 4 of Connecticut’s 175 towns do worse. Woodmont has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Woodmont stand out
Where Woodmont beats most towns.
By the sea
Woodmont lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 12% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
12%of expected storm damage is coastal flooding
98thpercentile for coastal flood risk nationally
86thpercentile for hurricane risk
On the water
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
How Woodmont grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Connecticut), ordered by how far Woodmont is from typical.
Cost of livingTypical home $468K, 7.2 years of the county’s $65K median household incomeD−Open →Jobs & incomeA+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 14.2 of 20; 1.5% of households have no carAOpen →HealthYale-New Haven Hospital 6.9 miles awayAOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 35% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listBOpen →SchoolsBeat 51% of Connecticut districts on tests and graduationB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 294 attractions →Yale Bowl and 82 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Woodmont. Close and well known come first.
6 mi Stadium & arenaYale Bowl
7 mi MuseumYale University Art Gallery
29 mi Theme parkLake Compounce
7 mi MuseumYale Center for British Art
31 mi LakeCandlewood Lake
35 mi National Historic SiteSagamore Hill National Historic Site122K visitors a yearSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Yale Bowl: Kenneth Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Yale University Art Gallery: Ragesoss, Public domain · Lake Compounce: Wildcat1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Yale Center for British Art: Sage Ross, Public domain · Candlewood Lake: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Sagamore Hill National Historic Site: Unknown, Public domain
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Woodmont: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Woodmont, and how to reach them.
PowerEversource28.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterRegional Water AuthorityNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Woodmont’s trash rules yet
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 hereMilford Town ClerkTown of Milford; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2026
ZIP code0646006460 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 Woodmont.
HealthA
Woodmont ranks healthier than 93% of the country’s towns
The share of adults in Woodmont who binge drink: 15%. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Woodmont is ahead of Connecticut on 12 and behind on 3. Among adults in the town, 8.5% smoke cigarettes, where Connecticut’s towns sit at 9.7% and U.S. towns at 14%.
93%healthier than U.S. townsAHealth Grade
| Woodmont | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.5% | 9.7% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 12% | 14% |
32 measures vs. Connecticut
12 better17 too close to call3 worse
| What stands out | Woodmont | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.2% | 14.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.4% | 10% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.7% | 8.5% |
West Haven VA Medical Center
4.5 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A+
A smaller share of working residents in Woodmont work locally than in the typical Connecticut or U.S. town
For Woodmont, the median household income is $91,000. Employers in Woodmont shed 35 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 56. Among 156 Connecticut towns, just 4 have a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Woodmont. Also worth knowing: nearly a fifth of workers work from home in the town.
0%work in town
| Woodmont | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.1% | 11% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 1.9% | 5.8% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 19% | 16% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Woodmont0%
Milford24%
New Haven10%
Stratford7%
Bridgeport6%
8 mi
median commute distance
56
jobs based in Woodmont
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
A
Walkability grade: more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Woodmont: four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 23° and about 34 inches of snow falls in a winter.
34″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter25–41°
Spring40–59°
Summer64–82°
Fall47–64°
Nov 6
typical first frost
Apr 5
typical last frost
+1.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B
Natural hazards: low risk in Woodmont, mostly inland flooding
46% of Woodmont’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 29%. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 65% of U.S. communities.
35risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHurricanesCoastal flooding
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
OutdoorsB+
Conserved land covers 1.2% of Woodmont
No town among the 156 in Connecticut we compare has a lower share of conserved land than Woodmont. Parks and preserves locally: 3, covering 5 acres.
1.2%conserved
1.2%
conserved · 7 of 633 acres
0.1 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fannie Beach Community Center | — | 2 |
| 2. Trubee Doolittle Park | — | 2 |
| 3. Borough Hall Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
HousingCost of living grade D−
Homes in Woodmont sell for about $763K
The going rate for rent is $1,877 a month. 82% of Woodmont households live in a home they own.
$763Kmedian sale price
| Woodmont | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,877 a month | $1,450 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 82% | 81% | 73% |
2
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Woodmont
18pages on Woodmont
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
9 within 15 miles of the center of Woodmont
University of New HavenUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · West Haven4.9 mi$47,332 tuitionYale UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · New Haven6.9 mi$67,250 tuitionSouthern Connecticut State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · New Haven7.9 mi$13,438 in-state tuition
About 3 of every 100 Woodmont residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Connecticut.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Woodmont for work
Where Woodmont’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
56jobs based in Woodmont
0%of working residents work in town
8 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Woodmont
Borough in Connecticut, United States
Woodmont is a borough of the City of Milford, in New Haven County, Connecticut. The population was 1,486 at the 2020 census. It was first created by Special Act of Connecticut General Assembly in 1893 as the Woodmont Improvement Association. In 1903 it became the Woodmont Association. It became a municipality in 1957 when the Connecticut General Assembly passed House Bill No. 2443 "An Act to change the Association status of Woodmont to Borough status". Woodmont is one of 9 Boroughs in Connecticut. The government of the borough works closely with the city of Milford to provide services such as road maintenance, snow plowing, street lighting, beach maintenance, and supplemental police service…
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 39 ft
Woodmont’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Woodmont.
MilfordWest HavenWoodmont
How the neighbors grade
| Town | CT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodmont | — | — | D− | — | B− | A |
| Milford | — | — | C− | C+ | — | — |
| West Haven | #132 | C− | D− | B | C− | B− |
Woodmont has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Woodmont reports no FBI crime data of its own. Milford isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Woodmont with a neighbor →
Questions about Woodmont
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Woodmont, CT expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $468,000, 5% above the Connecticut typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.