Best Places06105, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 06105, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
06105 ranks 16,437th 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 06105
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.
06105's strengths and weaknesses
Where 06105 ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 98% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 97% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 92% of zip codes
Where 06105 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 7% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,463 a month, better than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 06105
A household needs to earn about $126,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 06105 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $60,090, 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 06105's effective rate of 1.71%, 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 06105
06105's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 06105.
Who works in 06105, and how
Work in 06105 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 59%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 26%
Life in 06105
06105 has more parkland per resident than 79% of zip codes. The coast is about 40 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 06105 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 06105, month by month
06105 sees roughly 59 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 32° | 23° |
| April | 63° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 66° |
| October | 69° | 56° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 06105
Bradley International sits about 12 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 06105
Schools across 06105 average a C, better than 31% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Aiken SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Whiting Lane SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Smith SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bristow Middle SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Renzulli Gifted And Talented AcademyA · 63% proficient
- Mcdonough Middle SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top high schools
- Hall High SchoolA · 76% proficient
- University High School Of Science And EngineeringC+ · 38% proficient
- Classical Magnet SchoolD · 19% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 06105 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
06105 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 06105 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 06105
Is 06105 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 06105 ranks 16,437th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on civic engagement, walkability, and biking, and lowest on an overheated housing market and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 06105 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $428,507. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $60,090 median income, cost of living beats 35% of zip codes.
Is 06105 safe?
06105 is safer than 12% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $423 per resident a year.
Compare 06105 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 06105. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 06105 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.
06105 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 06105: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 06105: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 06105: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 06105: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
06105 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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