Bantam is a small rural town at the north end of Bantam Lake. To this day there is a fair sprinkling of parishioners of Polish or French origin who originally tended the truck and dairy farms. Though a few farms remain, people find major employment at the local aerospace company (PTC Aerospace, manufacturing aircraft equipment), Torrington Co. Annex factory or other businesses in Waterbury. The town features a concentrated number of antique and arts dealers Bantam Fine Arts, Bradford House Antiques, Gilyards Antique Lumber, Gooseboro Brook Antiques, Homestead Antiques, Old Carriage Shop Antique Center, Thorn Weston, Tnt Antiques & Collectibles, and more!

The All Wars Memorial in Bantam commemorates the men and women who fought in every U.S. skirmish since the Revolutionary War. This memorial is open year round, and can be found on Route 202. Nearby Bantam is the Mount Tom State Park where residents and visitors can go swimming, picnic, and hike the trail to the stone lookout tower for some memorable views. There is also a camp ground near Mount Tom called the Looking Glass Hill Campgrounds.

Bantam Cinema is the oldest continuously operating movie theatre in Connecticut, having opened in 1919. Formerly known as the Cinema IV, despite the fact it had only one screen at the time, it was later split in two. The Bantam still looks like a little red barn on a country road. It shows first run films and mostly art house fare. Bantam utilizes the Litchfield school system and local students attend one of the nearby schools.