Best Places06417, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 06417, 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.
06417 ranks 4,818th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 06417
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.
06417's strengths and weaknesses
Where 06417 ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 06417 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,583 a month, better than only 4% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 21% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 06417
A household needs to earn about $99,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 06417 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $97,381; 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 06417's effective rate of 1.27%, 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 06417
06417 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 06417.
Who works in 06417, and how
Work in 06417 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 06417
06417 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 72% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 92% of zip codes. The coast is about 13 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 06417 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 06417, month by month
06417 sees roughly 79 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 32° | 26° |
| April | 59° | 50° | 42° |
| July | 85° | 75° | 67° |
| October | 66° | 57° | 49° |
Flying in and out of 06417
The nearest airport, Tweed/New Haven, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 41 miles away.
The best schools in and around 06417
Schools across 06417 average a B+, better than 80% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Deep River Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
Top middle schools
- John Winthrop Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Valley Regional High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 06417 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
06417 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 06417 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 06417
Is 06417 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 06417 ranks 4,818th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on civic engagement, health care access, and tree cover, and lowest on childcare costs and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 06417 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $355,116. The overall cost of living runs about 0% above the national average. Set against a $97,381 median income, cost of living beats 76% of zip codes.
Is 06417 safe?
Yes, 06417 is safer than 80% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $174 per resident a year.
Compare 06417 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 06417. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 06417 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.
06417 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 06417: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 06417: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 06417: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 06417: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
06417 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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