Best Places06756, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 06756, 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.
06756 ranks 1,219th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 06756
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.
06756's strengths and weaknesses
Where 06756 ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Household income$170,918 median, better than 98% of zip codes
Where 06756 ranks low
- Short commute41.2 minutes each way, better than only 3% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,407 a month, better than only 9% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 23% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 06756
A household needs to earn about $192,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 06756 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $170,918, 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 06756's effective rate of 1.11%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 06756
06756 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 06756.
Who works in 06756, and how
Work in 06756 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 73%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in 06756
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 06756.
What the weather is like in 06756, month by month
06756 sees roughly 77 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 06756
Bradley International sits about 30 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 3.3 million passengers in 2025, with 92 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 06756
Schools across 06756 average an A−, better than 87% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Goshen Center SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- Cornwall Consolidated SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Forbes SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Litchfield Middle SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Torrington Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Wamogo Regional High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Torrington High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- The Gilbert SchoolC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 06756 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
06756 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 06756 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 06756
Is 06756 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 06756 ranks 1,219th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on civic engagement, what local pay buys, and health care access, and lowest on long commutes and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 06756 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $705,846. The overall cost of living runs about 8% above the national average. Set against a $170,918 median income, cost of living beats 99% of zip codes.
Is 06756 safe?
Yes, 06756 is safer than 89% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $145 per resident a year.
Compare 06756 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 06756. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 06756 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.
06756 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 06756: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 06756: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 06756: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 06756: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
06756 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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