Best PlacesTrumbull, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Trumbull, 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.
Trumbull ranks 328th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Trumbull
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.
Trumbull's strengths and weaknesses
Where Trumbull ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than 99% of cities
- Household income$167,917 median, better than 95% of cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 94% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than 94% of cities
Where Trumbull ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,858 a month, better than only 5% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 6% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 9% of cities
- Short commute33.2 minutes each way, better than only 10% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Trumbull
A household needs to earn about $163,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Trumbull home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $167,917, 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 Trumbull's effective rate of 1.82%, 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 Trumbull
Trumbull runs older than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Trumbull.
Who works in Trumbull, and how
Work in Trumbull centers on education and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Trumbull
Trumbull has more parkland per resident than 96% of cities. The coast is about 10 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Trumbull and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Trumbull, month by month
Trumbull sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 61° | 50° | 41° |
| July | 87° | 77° | 68° |
| October | 69° | 59° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Trumbull
The nearest airport, Tweed/New Haven, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Laguardia, about 48 miles away.
The best schools in and around Trumbull
Schools across Trumbull average an A, better than 91% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Daniels Farm SchoolA+ · 81% proficient
- Tashua SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- Jane Ryan SchoolA · 69% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hillcrest Middle SchoolA · 66% proficient
- Madison Middle SchoolA · 59% proficient
Top high schools
- Trumbull High SchoolA · 67% proficient
- Information Technology & Software Engineering Magnet High ScC+ · 35% proficient
- Biotechnology Research & Zoological Studies Magnet High SchoC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Trumbull school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Trumbull 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 Trumbull against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Trumbull suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 94% of cities, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 23% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Trumbull
Is Trumbull a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Trumbull ranks 328th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on civic engagement, tree cover, and high incomes, and lowest on childcare costs and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Trumbull expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $545,688. The overall cost of living runs about 12% above the national average. Set against a $167,917 median income, cost of living beats 94% of cities.
Is Trumbull safe?
Yes, Trumbull is safer than 57% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $236 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Trumbull?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 43 with lows near 25. That works out to about 69 pleasant days a year, more than 24% of cities.
Is Trumbull good for families?
Schools beat 91% of cities, crime safety beats 57%, and childcare runs $1,858 a month.
Compare Trumbull with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Trumbull. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Trumbull 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.
Trumbull detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Trumbull: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Trumbull: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Trumbull: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Trumbull: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Trumbull 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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