Best Places06336, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 06336, 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.
06336 ranks 11,368th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 06336
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.
06336's strengths and weaknesses
Where 06336 ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 06336 ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,310 a month, better than only 14% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 19% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 06336
A household needs to earn about $78,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 06336 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $100,000, 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 06336's effective rate of 1.32%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 06336
06336 runs younger 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 06336.
Who works in 06336, and how
Work in 06336 centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 06336
The coast is about 26 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 06336, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 06336, month by month
06336 sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 30° | 20° |
| April | 62° | 49° | 37° |
| July | 86° | 74° | 63° |
| October | 68° | 54° | 42° |
Flying in and out of 06336
The nearest airport, Westerly State, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 36 miles away.
The best schools in and around 06336
Schools across 06336 average a B−, better than 53% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Lebanon Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Fields Memorial SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lebanon Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Lyman Memorial High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 06336 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
06336 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 06336 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 06336
Is 06336 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 06336 ranks 11,368th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on civic engagement, fast internet, and health care access, and lowest on state finances and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 06336 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $277,100. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $100,000 median income, cost of living beats 83% of zip codes.
Is 06336 safe?
Yes, 06336 is safer than 75% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $178 per resident a year.
Compare 06336 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 06336. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 06336 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.
06336 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 06336: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 06336: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 06336: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 06336: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
06336 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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