Best Places06095, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 06095, 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.
06095 ranks 6,550th 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 06095
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.
06095's strengths and weaknesses
Where 06095 ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 06095 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 55 pleasant days a year, better than only 3% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,463 a month, better than only 8% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 12% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 06095
A household needs to earn about $89,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 06095 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $107,970, 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 06095's effective rate of 1.53%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 06095
06095 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 06095.
Who works in 06095, and how
Work in 06095 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 06095
06095 has more parkland per resident than 75% of zip codes. The coast is about 45 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 06095 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 06095, month by month
06095 sees roughly 55 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 06095
Bradley International sits about 6 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 06095
Schools across 06095 average a C+, better than 50% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- South Elementary SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Clover Street SchoolC · 33% proficient
- John F. Kennedy SchoolC · 31% proficient
Top middle schools
- Windsor Locks Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Sage Park Middle SchoolB− · 39% proficient
- Milner Middle SchoolF · 9% proficient
Top high schools
- Windsor High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Windsor Locks High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Academy Of Aerospace And EngineeringC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 06095 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
06095 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 06095 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 06095 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 87% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 16% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 06095
Is 06095 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 06095 ranks 6,550th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on civic engagement, fast internet, and few empty homes, and lowest on the weather and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 06095 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $309,954. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $107,970 median income, cost of living beats 87% of zip codes.
Is 06095 safe?
06095 is safer than 47% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $254 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 06095?
July highs average about 89 degrees, and January highs near 41 with lows near 20. That works out to about 55 pleasant days a year, more than 3% of zip codes.
Is 06095 good for families?
Schools beat 50% of zip codes, crime safety beats 47%, and childcare runs $1,463 a month.
Compare 06095 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 06095. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 06095 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.
06095 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 06095: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 06095: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 06095: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 06095: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
06095 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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