Best Places35741, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 35741, 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.
35741 ranks 1,696th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 35741
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.
35741's strengths and weaknesses
Where 35741 ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 93% of zip codes
Where 35741 ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 70 pleasant days a year, better than only 25% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than only 35% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 36% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 40% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 35741
A household needs to earn about $100,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 35741 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $126,569, 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 35741's effective rate of 0.44%, 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 35741
35741 runs older than the country, 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 35741.
Who works in 35741, and how
Work in 35741 centers on professional & technical and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 35741
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 35741.
What the weather is like in 35741, month by month
35741 sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 43° | 35° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 51° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 76° | 64° | 55° |
Flying in and out of 35741
The nearest airport, Huntsville International-Carl T Jones Field, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 98 miles away.
The best schools in and around 35741
Schools across 35741 average a B, better than 72% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Hampton Cove ElementaryA · 67% proficient
- Monte Sano Elementary SchoolA · 67% proficient
- Central SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hampton Cove Middle SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Riverton Intermediate SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Huntsville Junior High SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Huntsville High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Madison County High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 35741 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
35741 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 35741 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 35741
Is 35741 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 35741 ranks 1,696th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on what local pay buys, fast internet, and few empty homes, and lowest on taxes and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 35741 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $400,876. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $126,569 median income, cost of living beats 97% of zip codes.
Is 35741 safe?
Yes, 35741 is safer than 77% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $219 per resident a year.
Compare 35741 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 35741. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 35741 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.
35741 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 35741: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 35741: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 35741: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 35741: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
35741 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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