Lake Bungee, Connecticut

Community · population 601 (2020 Census)

Median home: $289,200
Household income: $88,369
Jan low / Jul high: 17° / 81°
Snow a year: 52 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 5
Median age: 61.1

Lake Bungee is a community of 601 people, Connecticut. The median home is worth $289,200, below the typical Connecticut town ($376,000). It ranks better for retirees than 75% of Connecticut towns, more of a college town than 71% of Connecticut towns.

How Lake Bungee ranks

Percentile among Connecticut towns with at least 500 people on The Town Files lifestyle rankings. 50 is typical for the state; 90 means better than 90% of Connecticut towns.

The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025).

Homes and cost of living

The median home in Lake Bungee is worth $289,200, below the typical Connecticut town ($376,000). Homes cost about 3.3 times the median household income of $88,369, which is more affordable than 64% of Connecticut towns. 75.6% of households own their home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. "Typical town" = median of Connecticut towns with 500+ people.

Housing	Lake Bungee	Typical Connecticut town
Median home value	$289,200	$376,000
Median rent	—	$1,462
Median household income	$88,369	$109,167
Home value ÷ income	3.3×	3.6×
Homeownership	75.6%	80.3%
Median year built	1988	1969
Seasonal / vacation homes	10.5%	—

Who lives in Lake Bungee

People	Lake Bungee	Typical Connecticut town
Median age	61.1	45.0
Age 65 and over	24.7%	20.6%
Under 18	10.7%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.7%	45.8%
Below the poverty line	8.8%	5.7%
Veterans	4.5%	—
Born outside the U.S.	0.0%	—
Work from home	0.0%	16.8%
Average commute	33.7 min	27.6 min
Homes with broadband	100.0%	93.8%

Weather in Lake Bungee

July highs average 80.8°F and January lows 16.6°F. About 51.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 52.4 inches of snow (typical Connecticut town: 39.0 in). Expect about 6 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 147 nights at or below freezing.

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals: average daily high and low by month; precipitation and snowfall in inches. Temperatures from the Southbridge 3 Sw station (7.0 mi away).

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

5 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Lake Bungee since 1950, compared with 8 for the typical Connecticut town. The strongest, an F1, struck on June 24, 1985 about 1.8 miles from the town center. The most recent was on August 19, 2021.

NOAA Storm Events Database, tornado tracks (start to end point) passing within 10 miles of the town center, 1950–2026.

Hail of 1 inch or larger has been reported within 10 miles 13 times; the largest was 1.75 inches on May 8, 2024.

Towns near Lake Bungee

Woodstock, CT
2.5 mi · 8,221 people · home $417,200
Eastford, CT
4.4 mi · 1,649 people · home $355,500
Union, CT
5.6 mi · 785 people · home $330,400
South Woodstock, CT
6.1 mi · 1,493 people · home $247,600
Ashford, CT
6.7 mi · 4,191 people · home $334,800
Southbridge Town, MA
7.4 mi · 17,740 people · home $294,800
Holland, MA
7.8 mi · 1,551 people · home $325,200
Pomfret, CT
7.9 mi · 4,266 people · home $409,100

Lake Bungee questions

Is Lake Bungee, Connecticut a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Lake Bungee scores better for retirees than 75% of Connecticut towns and quieter than 54%. 24.7% of residents are 65 or older (median age 61.1).

How much does a house cost in Lake Bungee?

The median owner-occupied home in Lake Bungee is valued at $289,200 (Census ACS 2020–2024), against a median household income of $88,369, so homes cost about 3.3 times income. Median rent is — a month.

What is the weather like in Lake Bungee?

July highs average 80.8°F and January lows 16.6°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 51.9 inches of precipitation a year and 52.4 inches of snow.

Does Lake Bungee get tornadoes?

5 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Lake Bungee since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was a F1 on June 24, 1985. The typical Connecticut town has had 8.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Lake Bungee's Census boundary (GEOID 0941226). Comparisons use the median of Connecticut towns with at least 500 people. Weather comes from the nearest NOAA normals station; storm counts use NOAA tornado tracks within 10 miles of the town center.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-11-13.