Best Places06443, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 06443, 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.
06443 ranks 1,409th 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 06443
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.
06443's strengths and weaknesses
Where 06443 ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Household income$161,539 median, better than 97% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of zip codes
Where 06443 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 11% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 16% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 06443
A household needs to earn about $174,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 06443 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $161,539; 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 06443's effective rate of 1.52%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 06443
06443 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 06443.
Who works in 06443, and how
Work in 06443 centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 65%
- Work from home 29%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 06443
06443 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 83% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 83% of zip codes. The coast is about 6 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 06443 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 06443, month by month
06443 sees roughly 80 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 06443
The nearest airport, Tweed/New Haven, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 43 miles away.
The best schools in and around 06443
Schools across 06443 average an A, better than 96% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Dr. Robert H. Brown Intermediate SchoolA · 71% proficient
- J. Milton Jeffrey Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Calvin Leete SchoolA · 68% proficient
Top middle schools
- Walter C. Polson Middle SchoolA+ · 71% proficient
- Jared Eliot SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
Top high schools
- Daniel Hand High SchoolA · 77% proficient
- The Morgan SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 06443 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
06443 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 06443 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 06443
Is 06443 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 06443 ranks 1,409th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on health care access, civic engagement, and an educated workforce, 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 06443 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $607,712. The overall cost of living runs about 20% above the national average. Set against a $161,539 median income, cost of living beats 96% of zip codes.
Is 06443 safe?
Yes, 06443 is safer than 72% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $192 per resident a year.
Compare 06443 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 06443. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 06443 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.
06443 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 06443: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 06443: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 06443: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 06443: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
06443 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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