Best Places06057, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 06057, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
06057 ranks 2,892nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 06057
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
06057's strengths and weaknesses
Where 06057 ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of zip codes
Where 06057 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,407 a month, better than only 9% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 16% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 17% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 06057
A household needs to earn about $109,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 06057 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $120,297, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 06057's effective rate of 1.88%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 06057
06057 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 06057.
Who works in 06057, and how
Work in 06057 centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 06057
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 06057.
What the weather is like in 06057, month by month
06057 sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 30° | 20° |
| April | 64° | 50° | 38° |
| July | 89° | 76° | 64° |
| October | 69° | 55° | 44° |
Flying in and out of 06057
Bradley International sits about 18 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 3.3 million passengers in 2025, with 92 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 06057
Schools across 06057 average an A−, better than 81% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Cherry Brook Primary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Barkhamsted Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Ann Antolini SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Northwestern Regional Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Northwestern Regional High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 06057 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
06057 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 06057 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 06057
Is 06057 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 06057 ranks 2,892nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on civic engagement, health care access, and tree cover, and lowest on property taxes and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 06057 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $363,530. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $120,297 median income, cost of living beats 94% of zip codes.
Is 06057 safe?
Yes, 06057 is safer than 86% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $160 per resident a year.
Compare 06057 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 06057. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 06057 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
06057 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 06057: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 06057: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 06057: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 06057: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
06057 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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