Best Places06708, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 06708, 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.
06708 ranks 22,641st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 06708
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.
06708's strengths and weaknesses
Where 06708 ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 91% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 89% of zip codes
Where 06708 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,583 a month, better than only 4% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- School gradeD, better than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 06708
A household needs to earn about $72,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 06708 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $75,595, 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 06708's effective rate of 2.58%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 06708
06708's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 06708.
Who works in 06708, and how
Work in 06708 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 06708
06708 has more parkland per resident than 72% of zip codes. The coast is about 31 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 06708 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 06708, month by month
06708 sees roughly 74 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 06708
The nearest airport, Tweed/New Haven, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 33 miles away.
The best schools in and around 06708
Schools across 06708 average a D, better than 8% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Middlebury Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Carrington SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Duggan SchoolD · 17% proficient
Top middle schools
- Memorial Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
- Aces At ChaseC+ · 37% proficient
- West Side Middle SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Pomperaug Regional High SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- W. F. Kaynor Technical High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- John F. Kennedy High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 06708 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
06708 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 06708 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 06708 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 10% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 06708
Is 06708 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 06708 ranks 22,641st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on civic engagement, fast internet, and heat safety, and lowest on property taxes 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 06708 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $222,537. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $75,595 median income, cost of living beats 41% of zip codes.
Is 06708 safe?
06708 is safer than 25% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $328 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 06708?
July highs average about 84 degrees, and January highs near 38 with lows near 21. That works out to about 74 pleasant days a year, more than 34% of zip codes.
Is 06708 good for families?
Schools beat 8% of zip codes, crime safety beats 25%, and childcare runs $1,583 a month.
Compare 06708 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 06708. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 06708 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.
06708 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 06708: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 06708: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 06708: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 06708: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
06708 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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