Best Places06380, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 06380, 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.
06380 ranks 21,953rd 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 06380
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.
06380's strengths and weaknesses
Where 06380 ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 86% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 06380 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
- Cheap childcare$1,310 a month, better than only 14% of zip codes
- School gradeD+, better than only 16% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 06380
A household needs to earn about $66,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 06380 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $60,942; 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 06380'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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 06380
06380'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 06380.
Who works in 06380, and how
Work in 06380 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 06380
The coast is about 23 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 06380, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 06380, month by month
06380 sees roughly 68 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 06380
The nearest airport, Westerly State, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 42 miles away.
The best schools in and around 06380
Schools across 06380 average a D+, better than 16% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Wequonnoc Magnet SchoolD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Teachers' Memorial Global Studies Magnet Middle SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Norwich Free AcademyC+ · 39% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 06380 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
06380 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 06380 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 06380
Is 06380 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 06380 ranks 21,953rd 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 06380 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $219,542. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $60,942 median income, cost of living beats 28% of zip codes.
Is 06380 safe?
06380 is safer than 39% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $269 per resident a year.
Compare 06380 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 06380. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 06380 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.
06380 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 06380: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 06380: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 06380: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 06380: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
06380 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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