Best PlacesDanielson, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Danielson, 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.
Danielson ranks 20,637th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Danielson
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.
Danielson's strengths and weaknesses
Where Danielson ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 96% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 93% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 89% of towns
Where Danielson ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 5% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 6% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,310 a month, better than only 9% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Danielson
A household needs to earn about $71,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Danielson home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $84,741, 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 Danielson's effective rate of 1.17%, 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 Danielson
Danielson's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Danielson.
Who works in Danielson, and how
Work in Danielson centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Danielson
Danielson has more parkland per resident than 91% of towns. The coast is about 41 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Danielson and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Danielson, month by month
Danielson sees roughly 70 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 Danielson
The nearest airport, Rhode Island Tf Green International, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 43 miles away.
The best schools in and around Danielson
Schools across Danielson average a C+, better than 41% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Capt. Isaac Paine El. SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Plainfield Memorial SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Moosup Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Brooklyn Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Killingly Intermediate SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Killingly High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Quinebaug Middle CollegeC · 34% proficient
- H. H. Ellis Technical High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Danielson school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Danielson 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 Danielson against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Danielson
Is Danielson a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Danielson ranks 20,637th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, fast internet, and walkability, and lowest on noise and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Danielson expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $260,143. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $84,741 median income, cost of living beats 60% of towns.
Is Danielson safe?
Danielson is safer than 53% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $230 per resident a year.
Compare Danielson with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Danielson. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Danielson 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.
Danielson detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Danielson: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Danielson: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Danielson: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Danielson: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Danielson 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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