Best Places36615, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 36615, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
36615 ranks 33,109th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 36615
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.
36615's strengths and weaknesses
Where 36615 ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Short commute20.0 minutes each way, better than 85% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$619 a month, better than 84% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 36615 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of zip codes
Who lives in 36615
36615 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 36615.
Life in 36615
The coast is about 5 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 36615, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 36615, month by month
36615 sees roughly 104 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 43. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 52° | 43° |
| April | 78° | 69° | 60° |
| July | 92° | 83° | 76° |
| October | 83° | 72° | 63° |
Flying in and out of 36615
The nearest airport, Mobile International, is about 0 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 138 miles away.
The best schools in and around 36615
Schools across 36615 average an F, better than 1% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Dr Robert W Gilliard ElementaryD− · 15% proficient
- Erwin Craighead Elementary SchoolF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Peter F Alba Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
- Calloway Smith Middle SchoolF · 11% proficient
Top high schools
- Alma Bryant High SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Ben C Rain High SchoolF · 4% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 36615 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
36615 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 36615 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 36615
Is 36615 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 36615 ranks 33,109th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on few empty homes, state infrastructure, and short commutes, and lowest on noise and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 36615 safe?
36615 is safer than 0% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,165 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 36615?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 63 with lows near 43. That works out to about 104 pleasant days a year, more than 66% of zip codes.
Compare 36615 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 36615. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 36615 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.
36615 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 36615: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 36615: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 36615: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 36615: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
36615 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.
Your priorities
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