Best Places06810, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 06810, 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.
06810 ranks 16,876th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 06810
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.
06810's strengths and weaknesses
Where 06810 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 94% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 06810 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,858 a month, better than only 2% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 16% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 06810
A household needs to earn about $108,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 06810 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $83,212, 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 06810's effective rate of 1.25%, 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 06810
06810'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 06810.
Who works in 06810, and how
Work in 06810 centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 06810
06810 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 83% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 78% of zip codes. The coast is about 33 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 06810 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 06810, month by month
06810 sees roughly 70 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 06810
The nearest airport, Westchester County, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Laguardia, about 48 miles away.
The best schools in and around 06810
Schools across 06810 average a C, better than 30% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Farmingville Elementary SchoolA+ · 77% proficient
- Ridgebury Elementary SchoolA+ · 77% proficient
- Redding Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
Top middle schools
- John Read Middle SchoolA+ · 70% proficient
- Scotts Ridge Middle SchoolA · 66% proficient
- Whisconier Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
Top high schools
- North Salem Middle School/high SchoolA+ · 82% proficient
- Ridgefield High SchoolA · 76% proficient
- Joel Barlow High SchoolA · 68% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 06810 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
06810 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 06810 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 06810 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 06810
Is 06810 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 06810 ranks 16,876th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, big-city access, and walkability, and lowest on childcare costs 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 06810 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $387,239. The overall cost of living runs about 9% above the national average. Set against a $83,212 median income, cost of living beats 37% of zip codes.
Is 06810 safe?
06810 is safer than 41% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $274 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 06810?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 41 with lows near 21. That works out to about 70 pleasant days a year, more than 25% of zip codes.
Is 06810 good for families?
Schools beat 30% of zip codes, crime safety beats 41%, and childcare runs $1,858 a month.
Compare 06810 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 06810. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 06810 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.
06810 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 06810: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 06810: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 06810: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 06810: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
06810 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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