Best PlacesBaltic, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Baltic, 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.
Baltic ranks 16,772nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Baltic
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.
Baltic's strengths and weaknesses
Where Baltic ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 96% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 92% of towns
- TransitBetter than 89% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 83% of towns
Where Baltic ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,310 a month, better than only 9% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 13% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 20% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 23% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Baltic
A household needs to earn about $74,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Baltic home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $84,488, 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 Baltic'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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Baltic
Baltic runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Baltic.
Who works in Baltic, and how
Work in Baltic centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Baltic
The coast is about 27 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Baltic, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Baltic, month by month
Baltic sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 30° | 20° |
| April | 62° | 49° | 37° |
| July | 86° | 74° | 63° |
| October | 68° | 54° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Baltic
The nearest airport, Westerly State, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 38 miles away.
The best schools in and around Baltic
Schools across Baltic average a C−, better than 27% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Franklin Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Lisbon Central SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Scotland Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Parish Hill High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Lyman Memorial High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Griswold High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Baltic school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Baltic 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 Baltic against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Baltic
Is Baltic a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Baltic ranks 16,772nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, fast internet, and big-city access, and lowest on state finances and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Baltic expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $260,299. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $84,488 median income, cost of living beats 70% of towns.
Is Baltic safe?
Yes, Baltic is safer than 66% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $193 per resident a year.
Compare Baltic with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Baltic. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Baltic 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.
Baltic detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Baltic: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Baltic: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Baltic: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Baltic: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Baltic 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.