Best Places06419, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 06419, 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.
06419 ranks 836th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 06419
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.
06419's strengths and weaknesses
Where 06419 ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Household income$144,450 median, better than 95% of zip codes
Where 06419 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,583 a month, better than only 4% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 19% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 06419
A household needs to earn about $125,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 06419 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $144,450, 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 06419's effective rate of 1.39%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 06419
06419 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 06419.
Who works in 06419, and how
Work in 06419 centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 06419
The coast is about 15 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 06419, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 06419, month by month
06419 sees roughly 78 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 06419
The nearest airport, Tweed/New Haven, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 40 miles away.
The best schools in and around 06419
Schools across 06419 average an A−, better than 89% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Dr. Robert H. Brown Intermediate SchoolA · 71% proficient
- J. Milton Jeffrey Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Killingworth Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
Top middle schools
- Walter C. Polson Middle SchoolA+ · 71% proficient
- Haddam-killingworth Middle SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Frank Ward Strong SchoolA− · 57% proficient
Top high schools
- Daniel Hand High SchoolA · 77% proficient
- Haddam-killingworth High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
- Coginchaug Regional High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 06419 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
06419 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 06419 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 06419
Is 06419 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 06419 ranks 836th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on health care access, civic engagement, 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 06419 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $440,991. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $144,450 median income, cost of living beats 97% of zip codes.
Is 06419 safe?
Yes, 06419 is safer than 87% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $148 per resident a year.
Compare 06419 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 06419. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 06419 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.
06419 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 06419: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 06419: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 06419: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 06419: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
06419 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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