Best Places06607, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 06607, 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.
06607 ranks 30,961st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 06607
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.
06607's strengths and weaknesses
Where 06607 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 95% of zip codes
Where 06607 ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,858 a month, better than only 2% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 06607
A household needs to earn about $77,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 06607 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $52,453, 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 06607's effective rate of 2.29%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 06607
06607 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 06607.
Who works in 06607, and how
Work in 06607 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 21%
Life in 06607
06607 has more parkland per resident than 87% of zip codes. The coast is about 3 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 06607 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 06607, month by month
06607 sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 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° | 41° |
| July | 87° | 77° | 68° |
| October | 69° | 59° | 49° |
Flying in and out of 06607
The nearest airport, Tweed/New Haven, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Laguardia, about 46 miles away.
The best schools in and around 06607
Schools across 06607 average an F, better than 1% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Waltersville SchoolD− · 15% proficient
- Jettie S. Tisdale SchoolD− · 13% proficient
- Paul Laurence Dunbar SchoolF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- David Wooster Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Stratford High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Bridgeport Military AcademyF · 6% proficient
- Warren Harding High SchoolF · 6% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 06607 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
06607 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 06607 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 06607
Is 06607 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 06607 ranks 30,961st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, walkability, and cell coverage, and lowest on the schools and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 06607 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $243,557. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $52,453 median income, cost of living beats 8% of zip codes.
Is 06607 safe?
06607 is safer than 7% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $501 per resident a year.
Compare 06607 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 06607. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 06607 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.
06607 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 06607: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 06607: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 06607: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 06607: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
06607 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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