Best Places06365, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 06365, 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.
06365 ranks 5,614th 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 06365
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.
06365's strengths and weaknesses
Where 06365 ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 93% of zip codes
Where 06365 ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,310 a month, better than only 14% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 23% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 06365
A household needs to earn about $97,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 06365 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $111,964, 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 06365's effective rate of 1.18%, 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 06365
06365 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 06365.
Who works in 06365, and how
Work in 06365 centers on education and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 06365
The coast is about 24 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 06365, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 06365, month by month
06365 sees roughly 84 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 06365
The nearest airport, Westerly State, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 46 miles away.
The best schools in and around 06365
Schools across 06365 average a B, better than 66% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- North Stonington Elementary SchoolA · 67% proficient
- Preston Veterans' Memorial SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Juliet W. Long SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Preston Plains SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Ledyard Middle SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Wheeler High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
- Ledyard High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Three Rivers Middle College Magnet SchoolB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 06365 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
06365 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 06365 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 06365
Is 06365 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 06365 ranks 5,614th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on civic engagement, fast internet, and health care access, and lowest on state finances and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 06365 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $353,416. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $111,964 median income, cost of living beats 88% of zip codes.
Is 06365 safe?
Yes, 06365 is safer than 63% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $208 per resident a year.
Compare 06365 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 06365. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 06365 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.
06365 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 06365: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 06365: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 06365: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 06365: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
06365 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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