Best Places06378, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 06378, 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.
06378 ranks 2,824th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 06378
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.
06378's strengths and weaknesses
Where 06378 ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of zip codes
- School gradeA, better than 92% of zip codes
Where 06378 ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,310 a month, better than only 14% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 23% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 26% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 06378
A household needs to earn about $170,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 06378 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $128,820, 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 06378's effective rate of 1.22%, 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 06378
06378 runs older 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 06378.
Who works in 06378, and how
Work in 06378 centers on manufacturing and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 27%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 06378
06378 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 91% of zip codes. The coast is about 5 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 06378 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 06378, month by month
06378 sees roughly 83 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 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 | 84° | 74° | 65° |
| October | 68° | 57° | 47° |
Flying in and out of 06378
The nearest airport, Westerly State, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 56 miles away.
The best schools in and around 06378
Schools across 06378 average an A, better than 92% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Deans Mill SchoolA+ · 72% proficient
- West Vine Street SchoolA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- Stonington Middle SchoolA · 66% proficient
- Westerly Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Stonington High SchoolA− · 63% proficient
- Westerly High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 06378 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
06378 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 06378 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 06378
Is 06378 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 06378 ranks 2,824th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on health care access, civic engagement, and an educated workforce, 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 06378 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $616,196. The overall cost of living runs about 14% above the national average. Set against a $128,820 median income, cost of living beats 92% of zip codes.
Is 06378 safe?
Yes, 06378 is safer than 73% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $190 per resident a year.
Compare 06378 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 06378. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 06378 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.
06378 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 06378: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 06378: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 06378: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 06378: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
06378 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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