Best Places06483, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 06483, 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.
06483 ranks 4,926th 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 06483
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.
06483's strengths and weaknesses
Where 06483 ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 92% of zip codes
Where 06483 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,583 a month, better than only 4% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Short commute32.0 minutes each way, better than only 20% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 22% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 06483
A household needs to earn about $101,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 06483 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $112,350, 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 06483's effective rate of 1.29%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 06483
06483 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 06483.
Who works in 06483, and how
Work in 06483 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 06483
06483 has more parkland per resident than 70% of zip codes. The coast is about 19 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 06483 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 06483, month by month
06483 sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 60° | 48° | 38° |
| July | 84° | 73° | 63° |
| October | 66° | 54° | 44° |
Flying in and out of 06483
The nearest airport, Tweed/New Haven, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 43 miles away.
The best schools in and around 06483
Schools across 06483 average a B, better than 65% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Bungay SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Chatfield-lopresti SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Prendergast SchoolD · 17% proficient
Top middle schools
- Seymour Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
- Ansonia Middle SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Seymour High SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Ansonia High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 06483 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
06483 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 06483 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 06483
Is 06483 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 06483 ranks 4,926th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on civic engagement, fast internet, and few empty homes, 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 06483 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $363,496. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $112,350 median income, cost of living beats 84% of zip codes.
Is 06483 safe?
Yes, 06483 is safer than 77% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $189 per resident a year.
Compare 06483 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 06483. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 06483 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.
06483 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 06483: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 06483: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 06483: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 06483: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
06483 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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