Best Places06759, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 06759, 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.
06759 ranks 4,535th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 06759
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.
06759's strengths and weaknesses
Where 06759 ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 06759 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,407 a month, better than only 9% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 15% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 06759
A household needs to earn about $122,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 06759 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $109,273; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 06759's effective rate of 1.44%, 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 06759
06759 runs older 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 06759.
Who works in 06759, and how
Work in 06759 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 67%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in 06759
06759 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 82% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 96% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 06759 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 06759, month by month
06759 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 06759
Bradley International sits about 29 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 06759
Schools across 06759 average an A−, better than 80% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Goshen Center SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- Warren Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Cornwall Consolidated SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Top middle schools
- Litchfield Intermediate SchoolA · 67% proficient
- Litchfield Middle SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Torrington Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Litchfield High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Wamogo Regional High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Housatonic Valley Regional High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 06759 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
06759 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 06759 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 06759
Is 06759 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 06759 ranks 4,535th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on civic engagement, fast internet, and health care access, and lowest on an overheated housing market and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 06759 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $429,689. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $109,273 median income, cost of living beats 84% of zip codes.
Is 06759 safe?
Yes, 06759 is safer than 83% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $161 per resident a year.
Compare 06759 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 06759. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 06759 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.
06759 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 06759: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 06759: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 06759: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 06759: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
06759 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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