Best Places06120, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 06120, 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.
06120 ranks 30,361st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 06120
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.
06120's strengths and weaknesses
Where 06120 ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 97% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 97% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 93% of zip codes
Where 06120 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- School gradeD−, better than only 2% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Household income$38,555 median, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 3% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 06120
A household needs to earn about $59,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 06120 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $38,555, 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 06120's effective rate of 1.69%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 06120
06120 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 06120.
Who works in 06120, and how
Work in 06120 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 65%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 28%
Life in 06120
06120 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 75% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 90% of zip codes. The coast is about 40 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 06120 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 06120, month by month
06120 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 06120
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 06120
Schools across 06120 average a D−, better than 2% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Breakthrough Magnet School NorthD+ · 22% proficient
- Global Communications AcademyF · 10% proficient
- Wish Museum SchoolF · 8% proficient
Top middle schools
- Renzulli Gifted And Talented AcademyA · 63% proficient
- Betances Stem Magnet SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Milner Middle SchoolF · 9% proficient
Top high schools
- University High School Of Science And EngineeringC+ · 38% proficient
- Greater Hartford Academy Of The Arts High School - Full DayD · 22% proficient
- Classical Magnet SchoolD · 19% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 06120 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
06120 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 06120 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 06120
Is 06120 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 06120 ranks 30,361st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on walkability, civic engagement, and transit, and lowest on an overheated housing market and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 06120 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $202,425. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $38,555 median income, cost of living beats 3% of zip codes.
Is 06120 safe?
06120 is safer than 4% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $589 per resident a year.
Compare 06120 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 06120. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 06120 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.
06120 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 06120: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 06120: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 06120: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 06120: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
06120 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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