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Lakes West, Connecticut

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Lakes West is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is in the northern part of the town on the north side of Ridgebury Mountain and extending north into a valley occupied by Lake Windwing.

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About Lakes West

Lakes West, CT is a small unincorporated community located in western Connecticut.

Lakes West holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.34 square miles.

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What Makes Lakes West Unique

  • The only place in America named Lakes West — 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 western 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 2 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Lakes West

  • Hemlock Hills · Nature reserve reviews ★
  • Lake Windwing · Nature reserve reviews ★
  • Land Cons. Of Ridgefield (Bennetts Farm Road) · Nature reserve reviews ★
  • Land Cons. Of Ridgefield (Ledges Road) · Nature reserve reviews ★
  • Land Cons. Of Ridgefield (Pine Mountain Road) · Nature reserve reviews ★
  • Land Cons. Of Ridgefield (Regan Road) · Nature reserve reviews ★
  • Land Cons. Of Ridgefield (Ridgebury Road) · Nature reserve reviews ★
  • Land Conservancy of Ridgefield (Ned's Mountain Road) 4 Parce · Nature reserve reviews ★
  • Leibowitz Section · Nature reserve reviews ★
  • Liebowitz-Knapp Open Space · Nature reserve reviews ★
  • Peterson Gorge · Nature reserve reviews ★
  • Ridgebury Slope · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area1.34 sq mi
Coordinates41.3363, -73.5119

🌤️ Current Weather

Right now59°F
ConditionsRain
Wind5 to 9 mph

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