Southwood Acres, Connecticut

About Southwood Acres

Southwood Acres, CT is a small unincorporated community located in northeastern Connecticut.

Officially, Southwood Acres is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 5.31 square miles.

📰 Southwood Acres News Today

• Southwood Acres Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
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• Southwood Acres, CT Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Jul 29
• Lifelong Friends Open Gift Shop In Enfield's Southwood Acres Patch · Nov 27
• Enfield, CT Severe Weather Alert Weather Underground · Feb 27

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Southwood Acres Unique

• The only place in America named Southwood Acres — 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 northeastern Connecticut, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Connecticut Trolley Museum · Museum
• Connecticut Fire Truck and Motor Coach Museum · Museum
• Riverside Reptiles Education Center · Zoo

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Southwood Acres

• Angelo Sferrazza Memorial Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Enfield Historical Society · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Prospect Hill Park reviews ★
• Royce Memorial Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Town Open Space (Cornfield Lane) · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Town Open Space (East Of Chief Street) · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Town Open Space (Hayfield Circle) · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Town Open Space (North Of Madison Road) · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Town Open Space (Parsons Road & R.R) · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Town Open Space (Rear Of Copper Dr & Silver La) · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Town Open Space (Rear Of Deerfield Circle) · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Town Open Space (Rear Of Eastgate Lane) · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Southwood Acres

• Academy of Computer Science and Engineering
• Edgar H. Parkman School
• John F. Kennedy Middle School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Southwood Acres

🏘️ Nearby Communities