Best Places06360, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 06360, 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.
06360 ranks 20,471st 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 06360
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.
06360's strengths and weaknesses
Where 06360 ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 86% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 84% of zip codes
Where 06360 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,310 a month, better than only 14% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 06360
A household needs to earn about $73,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 06360 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $69,181; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 06360's effective rate of 1.90%, 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 06360
06360'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 06360.
Who works in 06360, and how
Work in 06360 centers on health care & social and arts & entertainment. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in 06360
06360 has more parkland per resident than 86% of zip codes. The coast is about 20 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 06360 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 06360, month by month
06360 sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 59° | 48° | 39° |
| July | 83° | 74° | 66° |
| October | 67° | 57° | 47° |
Flying in and out of 06360
The nearest airport, Westerly State, is about 19 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 42 miles away.
The best schools in and around 06360
Schools across 06360 average a D+, better than 17% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Preston Veterans' Memorial SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Lisbon Central SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Thomas W. Mahan SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Preston Plains SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Kelly Steam Magnet Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
- Teachers' Memorial Global Studies Magnet Middle SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Three Rivers Middle College Magnet SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Griswold High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Norwich Free AcademyC+ · 39% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 06360 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
06360 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 06360 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 06360 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 8% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 06360
Is 06360 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 06360 ranks 20,471st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on civic engagement, fast internet, and transit, and lowest on an overheated housing market and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 06360 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $243,483. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $69,181 median income, cost of living beats 40% of zip codes.
Is 06360 safe?
06360 is safer than 30% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $311 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 06360?
July highs average about 83 degrees, and January highs near 43 with lows near 24. That works out to about 81 pleasant days a year, more than 46% of zip codes.
Is 06360 good for families?
Schools beat 17% of zip codes, crime safety beats 30%, and childcare runs $1,310 a month.
Compare 06360 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 06360. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 06360 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.
06360 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 06360: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 06360: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 06360: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 06360: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
06360 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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