Best Places35808, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 35808, 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.
35808 ranks 6,587th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 35808
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.
35808's strengths and weaknesses
Where 35808 ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Household income$143,123 median, better than 95% of zip codes
- Short commute16.7 minutes each way, better than 94% of zip codes
Where 35808 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- School gradeD+, better than only 13% of zip codes
Who lives in 35808
35808 runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share, 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 35808.
Who works in 35808, and how
Work in 35808 centers on public administration and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 14%
Life in 35808
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 35808.
What the weather is like in 35808, month by month
35808 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 35808
The nearest airport, Huntsville International-Carl T Jones Field, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 98 miles away.
The best schools in and around 35808
Schools across 35808 average a D+, better than 13% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Farley Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Williams Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Providence ElementaryC− · 29% proficient
Top middle schools
- Challenger Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Williams Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Morris Middle SchoolF · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Huntsville High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Virgil Grissom High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Columbia High SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 35808 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
35808 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 35808 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 35808
Is 35808 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 35808 ranks 6,587th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on what local pay buys, an educated workforce, and fast internet, and lowest on noise and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 35808 safe?
35808 is safer than 12% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $721 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 35808?
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 23% of zip codes.
Compare 35808 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 35808. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 35808 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.
35808 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 35808: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 35808: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 35808: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 35808: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
35808 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.
- 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.
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