Best Places06117, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 06117, 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.
06117 ranks 318th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 06117
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.
06117's strengths and weaknesses
Where 06117 ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Household income$170,175 median, better than 98% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 94% of zip codes
Where 06117 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 6% 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 19% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 06117
A household needs to earn about $151,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 06117 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $170,175, 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 06117's effective rate of 2.21%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 06117
06117 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 06117.
Who works in 06117, and how
Work in 06117 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 64%
- Work from home 28%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 06117
06117 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes and more parkland per resident than 72% of zip codes. The coast is about 43 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 06117 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 06117, month by month
06117 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 06117
Bradley International sits about 11 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 06117
Schools across 06117 average an A, better than 91% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Bugbee SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Norfeldt SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
- Pine Grove SchoolA · 67% proficient
Top middle schools
- Thompson Brook SchoolA+ · 68% proficient
- King Philip Middle SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Bristow Middle SchoolA · 64% proficient
Top high schools
- Avon High SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- Hall High SchoolA · 76% proficient
- Conard High SchoolA · 70% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 06117 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
06117 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 06117 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 06117
Is 06117 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 06117 ranks 318th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on what local pay buys, civic engagement, and an educated workforce, and lowest on property taxes and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 06117 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $484,327. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $170,175 median income, cost of living beats 99% of zip codes.
Is 06117 safe?
Yes, 06117 is safer than 65% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $214 per resident a year.
Compare 06117 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 06117. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 06117 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.
06117 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 06117: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 06117: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 06117: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 06117: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
06117 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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