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Candlewood Lake · Connecticut · RE/MAX Rise

Candlewood Lake homes, by community and town

Explore the lake the way locals know it — community by community, town by town — with honest guidance on waterfront vs. lake access, docks, and boat slips from someone who lives on the water.

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Where do you want to be on Candlewood?

Each community lives a little differently on the lake. Start where you're drawn — or tell me how you want to use the water and I'll guide you.

Lake-wide
Homes With a Dock or Boat Slip

Private dock, deeded slip, mooring, or lake access — know the difference before you buy.
New Fairfield
Candlewood Isle

Gated peninsula community on the west shore.
Brookfield
Candlewood Shores

Private community with its own beach and amenities.
Brookfield & New Milford
Candlewood Lake Club

East-shore club community spanning two towns.
New Fairfield
Candlewood Knolls

“The Knolls” — west-shore colony with a mile of shorefront.
Sherman
Deer Run Shores

Private lake community on the north end.

Or search by town

Candlewood Lake's five towns

Town sets your taxes, schools, and which shore you wake up on. Pick yours to see lakefront and lake-community homes there.

New MilfordEast shore BrookfieldEast shore ShermanNorth lake New FairfieldWest shore DanburySouth lake

Good to know

Candlewood Lake buyer questions

The questions I hear most before someone buys on the lake.

What’s the difference between waterfront and lake-access homes on Candlewood Lake?
A direct-waterfront home sits on its own Candlewood Lake shoreline, typically with the right to a private dock. A lake-access (lake-community) home is off the water but includes rights to a shared community beach, dock, or marina. Waterfront commands a premium and offers privacy plus a private dock; lake-access offers lake life at a lower price point with shared amenities.
What does a deeded boat slip mean versus a private dock or a mooring?
A private dock is on your own waterfront lot. A deeded boat slip is an owned or assigned slip — usually in a community marina — that conveys with the property. A mooring is a permitted anchor point off a community area rather than a fixed dock. Lake access without a slip lets you use community water amenities but gives no assigned boat berth. Each carries different costs, association rules, and FirstLight permit considerations.
Which towns border Candlewood Lake?
Candlewood Lake — Connecticut’s largest lake — is bordered by five towns: New Milford, Brookfield, Sherman, New Fairfield, and Danbury. The town you buy in sets your property taxes, school district, and which shore you live on.
What are the main lake communities on Candlewood Lake?
Well-known Candlewood Lake communities include Candlewood Isle (gated peninsula, New Fairfield), Candlewood Knolls or “The Knolls” (west shore, New Fairfield), Candlewood Shores (Brookfield), the Candlewood Lake Club (east shore, spanning two towns), and Deer Run Shores. Each has its own beach, dock, or marina amenities and its own character.
Who is Connor Kostyra?
Connor Kostyra is a Candlewood Lake real estate agent with RE/MAX Rise (CT Lic. #RES.0836348). Before real estate he founded Lakeside Watersports on Candlewood Lake, giving him firsthand knowledge of the lake’s communities, coves, and shorelines. Reach him at connor@connorcthomes.com or (203) 297-8084.
Connor Kostyra, real estate salesperson with RE/MAX Rise

Local advisor

Candlewood, guided by someone who lives the lake

Before real estate, Connor founded Lakeside Watersports on Candlewood Lake — so these communities, coves, and shorelines aren't abstract. Clear, honest guidance from first showing to closing.

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