Best PlacesNew Milford, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around New Milford, 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.
New Milford ranks 778th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in New Milford
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.
New Milford's strengths and weaknesses
Where New Milford ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 99% of cities
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of cities
- Heat safetyBetter than 97% of cities
- QuietBetter than 97% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than 91% of cities
Where New Milford ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of cities
- BikingBetter than only 4% of cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 6% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 9% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 13% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in New Milford
A household needs to earn about $112,000 a year to comfortably buy the median New Milford home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $112,948, 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 New Milford'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 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 New Milford
New Milford runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for New Milford.
Who works in New Milford, and how
Work in New Milford centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in New Milford
New Milford has more restaurants and bars per resident than 78% of cities and more parkland per resident than 91% of cities. The coast is about 48 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of New Milford and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in New Milford, month by month
New Milford 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 New Milford
The nearest airport, Tweed/New Haven, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 45 miles away.
The best schools in and around New Milford
Schools across New Milford average a B−, better than 52% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- The Burnham SchoolA · 72% proficient
- Booth Free SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Washington Primary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Whisconier Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- Schaghticoke Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Shepaug Valley SchoolA · 67% proficient
- Brookfield High SchoolB+ · 56% proficient
- New Milford High SchoolB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every New Milford school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
New Milford 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 New Milford against the other 2,097 cities.
Who New Milford suits
Families
Schools land around the 52nd percentile and crime safety beats 81%.
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 15% already work from home.
Common questions about living in New Milford
Is New Milford a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, New Milford ranks 778th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on tree cover, civic engagement, and heat safety, and lowest on cell coverage and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is New Milford expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $397,016. The overall cost of living runs about 7% above the national average. Set against a $112,948 median income, cost of living beats 65% of cities.
Is New Milford safe?
Yes, New Milford is safer than 81% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $175 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in New Milford?
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 29% of cities.
Is New Milford good for families?
Schools beat 52% of cities, crime safety beats 81%, and childcare runs $1,407 a month.
Compare New Milford with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to New Milford. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in New Milford 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.
New Milford detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for New Milford: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in New Milford: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of New Milford: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in New Milford: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
New Milford 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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