Best Places06776, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 06776, 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.
06776 ranks 5,938th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 06776
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.
06776's strengths and weaknesses
Where 06776 ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 06776 ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,407 a month, better than only 9% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 24% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 06776
A household needs to earn about $113,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 06776 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $113,219, 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 06776's effective rate of 1.39%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 06776
06776 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 06776.
Who works in 06776, and how
Work in 06776 centers on retail trade 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 79%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 06776
06776 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 68% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 84% of zip codes. The coast is about 48 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 06776 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 06776, month by month
06776 sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 31° | 21° |
| April | 63° | 50° | 38° |
| July | 86° | 75° | 63° |
| October | 68° | 55° | 43° |
Flying in and out of 06776
The nearest airport, Tweed/New Haven, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 45 miles away.
The best schools in and around 06776
Schools across 06776 average a B−, better than 58% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Washington Primary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Sarah Noble Intermediate SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
Top middle schools
- Schaghticoke Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Shepaug Valley SchoolA · 67% proficient
- New Milford High SchoolB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 06776 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
06776 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 06776 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 06776 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 82% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 15% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 06776
Is 06776 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 06776 ranks 5,938th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on civic engagement, heat safety, and fast internet, and lowest on state finances 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 06776 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $398,879. The overall cost of living runs about 7% above the national average. Set against a $113,219 median income, cost of living beats 82% of zip codes.
Is 06776 safe?
Yes, 06776 is safer than 80% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $175 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 06776?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 41 with lows near 21. That works out to about 72 pleasant days a year, more than 28% of zip codes.
Is 06776 good for families?
Schools beat 58% of zip codes, crime safety beats 80%, and childcare runs $1,407 a month.
Compare 06776 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 06776. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 06776 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.
06776 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 06776: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 06776: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 06776: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 06776: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
06776 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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