Best Places06088, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 06088, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
06088 ranks 9,840th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 06088
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.
06088's strengths and weaknesses
Where 06088 ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Short commute19.0 minutes each way, better than 88% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 06088 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 54 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,463 a month, better than only 8% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 24% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 06088
A household needs to earn about $59,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 06088 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $90,121, 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 06088's effective rate of 1.99%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 06088
06088 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 06088.
Who works in 06088, and how
Work in 06088 centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 06088
06088 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 90% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 06088 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 06088, month by month
06088 sees roughly 54 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 06088
Bradley International sits about 5 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 06088
Schools across 06088 average a C, better than 31% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Broad Brook Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- East Windsor Middle SchoolC · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- East Windsor High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 06088 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
06088 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 06088 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 06088
Is 06088 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 06088 ranks 9,840th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on civic engagement, fast internet, and health care access, and lowest on the weather and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 06088 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $194,796. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $90,121 median income, cost of living beats 76% of zip codes.
Is 06088 safe?
06088 is safer than 42% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $261 per resident a year.
Compare 06088 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 06088. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 06088 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.
06088 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 06088: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 06088: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 06088: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 06088: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
06088 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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