It is the 4th-largest Finger Lake and a popular resort destination with many seasonal residents.
Canandaigua Lake, the Chosen Spot, is one of 11 Finger Lakes located in New York State and is 15.5 miles long and 1.5 miles wide. It is the 4th-largest Finger Lake and a popular resort destination with many seasonal residents. Canandaigua Lake has 36 miles of shoreline, of which 97% is privately owned. Real Estate on the lake is some of the most expensive in the region and is the vacation home location for many high-net-worth individuals who have invested millions into their lakefront properties. As a teen, the actor Humphrey Bogart spent summers at his parents’ Canandaigua Lake cottage.
The lake is known for its water quality and provides all of the drinking water for the town and city of Canandaigua, in addition to serving Rushville, Newark, Palmyra, and Gorham as a main supplier of water. In 2017, the American Water Works Association voted Canandaigua water the best in New York State. Canandaigua is known for its robust water sports lifestyle, with residents enjoying boating and water skiing, sailing from the Yacht Club, fishing, swimming, and canoeing and kayaking.
The town is experiencing a surge of new development activities with a renovated Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center an outdoor concert venue which offers world-class music entertainment during the summer season, the recently renovated Inn on the Lake which has been renamed the Lake House and was recently voted by Conde Nast as being one of the Best Fall Getaways from NYC, the Pinnacle North development project with 450 residential rental units and 75,000 square feet of commercial space, the recently completed Hotel Canandaigua a Hilton Tapestry Hotel offering hotel rooms, a ballroom, resort-style condominium sales, and a waterfront pool, and the exciting Canandaigua Lake Wine and Spirits Trail which is a collection of wineries, breweries, B&B’s, restaurants and boutiques in and around the lake that celebrates this industry, are just a few of the many assets residents can enjoy.
28,851 people live in Canandaigua Lake, where the median age is 45.8 and the average individual income is $46,763. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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There's plenty to do around Canandaigua Lake, including shopping, dining, nightlife, parks, and more. Data provided by Walk Score and Yelp.
Explore popular things to do in the area, including The Cheshire Farmacy, The Company Store, and A’s Diner & Desserts.
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| Dining | 1.29 miles | 1 review | 5/5 stars | |
| Dining | 1.99 miles | 7 reviews | 3.4/5 stars | |
| Dining · $$ | 2 miles | 12 reviews | 3.8/5 stars | |
| Dining | 2.01 miles | 1 review | 2/5 stars | |
| Dining | 2.13 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Dining · $$ | 2.48 miles | 141 reviews | 3/5 stars | |
| Dining | 2.58 miles | 1 review | 5/5 stars | |
| Dining · $$ | 2.6 miles | 283 reviews | 3.4/5 stars | |
| Dining · $ | 2.62 miles | 88 reviews | 4.5/5 stars | |
| Active | 1.13 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Active | 1.41 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Active | 1.41 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Active | 1.49 miles | 9 reviews | 4.2/5 stars | |
| Active | 1.53 miles | 19 reviews | 4.6/5 stars | |
| Active | 2.57 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Nightlife | 2.58 miles | 2 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 0.97 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 2.03 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 2.48 miles | 7 reviews | 4.1/5 stars | |
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Canandaigua Lake has 12,896 households, with an average household size of 2.15. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. Here’s what the people living in Canandaigua Lake do for work — and how long it takes them to get there. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. 28,851 people call Canandaigua Lake home. The population density is 223 and the largest age group is Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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