Best Places06058, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 06058, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
06058 ranks 6,923rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 06058
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.
06058's strengths and weaknesses
Where 06058 ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 93% of zip codes
Where 06058 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter 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
- Cell coverageBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 11% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 06058
A household needs to earn about $121,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 06058 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $97,366, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 06058's effective rate of 1.37%, 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 06058
06058 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 06058.
Who works in 06058, and how
Work in 06058 centers on construction and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 06058
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 06058.
What the weather is like in 06058, month by month
06058 sees roughly 62 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 06058
Bradley International sits about 26 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 06058
Schools across 06058 average an A−, better than 82% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Goshen Center SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- Colebrook Consolidated SchoolA · 72% proficient
- Botelle Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Northwestern Regional Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Northwestern Regional High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
- Wamogo Regional High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- The Gilbert SchoolC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 06058 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
06058 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 06058 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 06058
Is 06058 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 06058 ranks 6,923rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on civic engagement, health care access, and tree cover, and lowest on an overheated housing market and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 06058 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $430,218. The overall cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. Set against a $97,366 median income, cost of living beats 76% of zip codes.
Is 06058 safe?
Yes, 06058 is safer than 69% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $187 per resident a year.
Compare 06058 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 06058. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 06058 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.
06058 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 06058: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 06058: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 06058: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 06058: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
06058 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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