Best Places06901, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 06901, 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.
06901 ranks 2,976th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 06901
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.
06901's strengths and weaknesses
Where 06901 ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 98% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 98% of zip codes
Where 06901 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,858 a month, better than only 2% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 12% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 06901
A household needs to earn about $115,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 06901 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $97,376, 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 06901's effective rate of 1.38%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 06901
06901 runs younger 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 06901.
Who works in 06901, and how
Work in 06901 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 59%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 20%
Life in 06901
06901 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 95% of zip codes. The coast is about 4 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 06901 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 06901, month by month
06901 sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 32° | 24° |
| April | 62° | 50° | 40° |
| July | 86° | 76° | 66° |
| October | 68° | 57° | 47° |
Flying in and out of 06901
The nearest airport, Westchester County, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Laguardia, about 26 miles away.
The best schools in and around 06901
Schools across 06901 average a C+, better than 44% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Davenport Ridge SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Newfield SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Toquam Magnet SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Turn Of River SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Rippowam Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Stamford High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Westhill High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 06901 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
06901 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 06901 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 06901
Is 06901 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 06901 ranks 2,976th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on population health, walkability, and civic engagement, and lowest on noise and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 06901 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $409,121. The overall cost of living runs about 22% above the national average. Set against a $97,376 median income, cost of living beats 54% of zip codes.
Is 06901 safe?
06901 is safer than 30% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $318 per resident a year.
Compare 06901 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 06901. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 06901 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.
06901 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 06901: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 06901: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 06901: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 06901: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
06901 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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