Best Places06811, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 06811, 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.
06811 ranks 10,144th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 06811
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.
06811's strengths and weaknesses
Where 06811 ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 06811 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,858 a month, better than only 2% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 16% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 06811
A household needs to earn about $120,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 06811 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $111,901; 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 06811's effective rate of 1.46%, 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 06811
06811 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 06811.
Who works in 06811, and how
Work in 06811 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 06811
06811 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 75% of zip codes. The coast is about 35 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 06811 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 06811, month by month
06811 sees roughly 71 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 06811
The nearest airport, Westchester County, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Laguardia, about 49 miles away.
The best schools in and around 06811
Schools across 06811 average a C, better than 37% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Meeting House Hill SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Western Ct Academy Of International Studies Elementary MagneB · 50% proficient
- Huckleberry Hill Elementary SchoolB− · 44% proficient
Top middle schools
- New Fairfield Middle SchoolA · 61% proficient
- Whisconier Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- Westside Middle School AcademyB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- North Salem Middle School/high SchoolA+ · 82% proficient
- New Fairfield High SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Brookfield High SchoolB+ · 56% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 06811 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
06811 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 06811 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 06811 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 79% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 18% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 06811
Is 06811 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 06811 ranks 10,144th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on civic engagement, fast internet, and big-city access, and lowest on childcare costs and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 06811 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $419,407. The overall cost of living runs about 10% above the national average. Set against a $111,901 median income, cost of living beats 79% of zip codes.
Is 06811 safe?
06811 is safer than 51% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $237 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 06811?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 41 with lows near 21. That works out to about 71 pleasant days a year, more than 28% of zip codes.
Is 06811 good for families?
Schools beat 37% of zip codes, crime safety beats 51%, and childcare runs $1,858 a month.
Compare 06811 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 06811. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 06811 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.
06811 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 06811: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 06811: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 06811: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 06811: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
06811 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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