Best PlacesGreeneville Historic District, Norwich, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Greeneville Historic District, Norwich, 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.
Greeneville Historic District, Norwich ranks 4,725th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Greeneville Historic District, Norwich
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.
Greeneville Historic District, Norwich's strengths and weaknesses
Where Greeneville Historic District, Norwich ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
Where Greeneville Historic District, Norwich ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Greeneville Historic District, Norwich
A household needs to earn about $64,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Greeneville Historic District, Norwich home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $58,138; 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 Greeneville Historic District, Norwich's effective rate of 1.77%, 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 Greeneville Historic District, Norwich
Greeneville Historic District, Norwich runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Greeneville Historic District, Norwich.
Who works in Greeneville Historic District, Norwich, and how
Work in Greeneville Historic District, Norwich centers on arts & entertainment and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in Greeneville Historic District, Norwich
The coast is about 20 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Greeneville Historic District, Norwich, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Greeneville Historic District, Norwich, month by month
Greeneville Historic District, Norwich sees roughly 86 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 59° | 48° | 39° |
| July | 83° | 74° | 66° |
| October | 67° | 57° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Greeneville Historic District, Norwich
The nearest airport, Westerly State, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 43 miles away.
The best schools in and around Greeneville Historic District, Norwich
Schools across Greeneville Historic District, Norwich average a D+, better than 22% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Wequonnoc Magnet SchoolD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Teachers' Memorial Global Studies Magnet Middle SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Norwich Free AcademyC+ · 39% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Greeneville Historic District, Norwich school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Greeneville Historic District, Norwich 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 Greeneville Historic District, Norwich against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Greeneville Historic District, Norwich
Is Greeneville Historic District, Norwich a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Greeneville Historic District, Norwich ranks 4,725th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on tree cover, civic engagement, and heat safety, and lowest on an overheated housing market and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Greeneville Historic District, Norwich expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $216,835. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $58,138 median income, cost of living beats 28% of neighborhoods.
Is Greeneville Historic District, Norwich safe?
Greeneville Historic District, Norwich is safer than 42% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $383 per resident a year.
Compare Greeneville Historic District, Norwich with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Greeneville Historic District, Norwich. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Greeneville Historic District, Norwich 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.
Greeneville Historic District, Norwich detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Greeneville Historic District, Norwich: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Greeneville Historic District, Norwich: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Greeneville Historic District, Norwich: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Greeneville Historic District, Norwich: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Greeneville Historic District, Norwich 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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