Best PlacesPomfret Center, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pomfret Center, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Pomfret Center ranks 2,310th 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 Pomfret Center
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.
Pomfret Center's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pomfret Center ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 96% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 96% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 94% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 93% of towns
Where Pomfret Center ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,310 a month, better than only 9% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Pomfret Center
A household needs to earn about $114,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pomfret Center home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $118,863, 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 Pomfret Center's effective rate of 1.48%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Pomfret Center
Pomfret Center runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Pomfret Center.
Who works in Pomfret Center, and how
Work in Pomfret Center centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Pomfret Center
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Pomfret Center.
What the weather is like in Pomfret Center, month by month
Pomfret Center 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 Pomfret Center
The nearest airport, Worcester Regional, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 37 miles away.
The best schools in and around Pomfret Center
Schools across Pomfret Center average a B+, better than 77% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Pomfret Community SchoolA · 62% proficient
- Eastford Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Brooklyn Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Brooklyn Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Putnam Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Parish Hill High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- The Woodstock AcademyB+ · 53% proficient
- Putnam High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pomfret Center school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pomfret Center 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 Pomfret Center against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Pomfret Center
Is Pomfret Center a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pomfret Center ranks 2,310th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, an educated workforce, and fast internet, 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 Pomfret Center expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $398,878. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $118,863 median income, cost of living beats 93% of towns.
Is Pomfret Center safe?
Yes, Pomfret Center is safer than 88% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $144 per resident a year.
Compare Pomfret Center with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pomfret Center. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pomfret Center 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.
Pomfret Center detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pomfret Center: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pomfret Center: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pomfret Center: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pomfret Center: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pomfret Center 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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