Best Places06510, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 06510, 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.
06510 ranks 10,642nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 06510
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.
06510's strengths and weaknesses
Where 06510 ranks high
- TransitBetter than 99% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 98% of zip codes
Where 06510 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,583 a month, better than only 4% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 5% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 06510
A household needs to earn about $179,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 06510 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $63,893, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 06510'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 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 06510
06510 runs younger 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 06510.
Who works in 06510, and how
Work in 06510 centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 29%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 51%
Life in 06510
06510 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 97% of zip codes and more late-night spots per resident than 99% of zip codes. The coast is about 4 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 06510 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 06510, month by month
06510 sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 61° | 50° | 40° |
| July | 86° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 69° | 59° | 49° |
Flying in and out of 06510
The nearest airport, Tweed/New Haven, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 45 miles away.
The best schools in and around 06510
Schools across 06510 average a D, better than 7% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- John C. DanielsD+ · 24% proficient
- Conte/west Hills Magnet SchoolD− · 12% proficient
- Wexler/grant Community SchoolF · 8% proficient
Top high schools
- Cooperative High School - Inter-district MagnetC · 32% proficient
- New Haven AcademyD · 20% proficient
- Hill Regional Career High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 06510 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
06510 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 06510 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 06510
Is 06510 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 06510 ranks 10,642nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on transit, walkability, and population health, and lowest on noise and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 06510 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $597,273. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $63,893 median income, cost of living beats 25% of zip codes.
Is 06510 safe?
06510 is safer than 5% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $596 per resident a year.
Compare 06510 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 06510. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 06510 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.
06510 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 06510: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 06510: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 06510: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 06510: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
06510 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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