Best Places35806, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 35806, 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.
35806 ranks 4,414th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on an educated workforce by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 35806
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.
35806's strengths and weaknesses
Where 35806 ranks high
- Educational attainmentBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Short commute18.6 minutes each way, better than 90% of zip codes
Where 35806 ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 23% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 69 pleasant days a year, better than only 24% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 33% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 35% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 35806
A household needs to earn about $90,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 35806 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $100,692, 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 35806's effective rate of 0.45%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 35806
35806 runs younger 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 35806.
Who works in 35806, and how
Work in 35806 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 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 35806
35806 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 88% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 79% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 35806 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 35806, month by month
35806 sees roughly 69 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 35806
The nearest airport, Huntsville International-Carl T Jones Field, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 94 miles away.
The best schools in and around 35806
Schools across 35806 average a C, better than 36% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Horizon Elementary SchoolA · 67% proficient
- Monrovia Elementary SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Legacy Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Discovery Middle SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Monrovia Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Academy For Academics And Arts Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Sparkman High SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Columbia High SchoolD− · 13% proficient
- Jemison High SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 35806 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
35806 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 35806 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 35806 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 92% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 18% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 35806
Is 35806 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 35806 ranks 4,414th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on an educated workforce, fast internet, and what local pay buys, and lowest on taxes and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 35806 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $361,645. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $100,692 median income, cost of living beats 92% of zip codes.
Is 35806 safe?
35806 is safer than 54% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $358 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 35806?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 53 with lows near 35. That works out to about 69 pleasant days a year, more than 24% of zip codes.
Is 35806 good for families?
Schools beat 36% of zip codes, crime safety beats 54%, and childcare runs $639 a month.
Compare 35806 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 35806. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 35806 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.
35806 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 35806: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 35806: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 35806: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 35806: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
35806 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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