Lakes East, Connecticut

About Lakes East

Set in the southwestern part of Connecticut, Lakes East is a small unincorporated community.

Lakes East holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.91 square miles.

📰 Lakes East News Today

• Thick, hazardous wildfire smoke spreads from Great Lakes to East Coast upi.com · Jul 16
• Section 5 Wayne-Finger Lakes - East Football Standings - New York Sports Illustrated · Jul 29
• 3538 NW 29th Ct, Lauderdale Lakes, FL 33311 Realtor.com · Nov 13
• Why CT is trying to preserve kokanee salmon in Barkhamsted pond New Haven Register · Oct 13
• Danbury, Connecticut Population 2026 World Population Review · Aug 15

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Lakes East Unique

• The only place in America named Lakes East — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southwestern Connecticut, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Lakes East

• Bennett's Pond State Park reviews ★
• Seth Low Pierrepont State Park Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Limestone Preserve (3 Parcels) reviews ★
• Pine Mountain · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Town Open Space (Bennett's Farm Road) · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Town Open Space (Lakeside Drive) · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Town Open Space (Lakeview Drive) · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Town Open Space (Limestone Road) · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Town Open Space (Limestone Terrace) · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Town Open Space (Watersedge Lane) 2 Parcels · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Wooster Mountain State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Lakes East

🏘️ Nearby Communities