Best Places36619, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 36619, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
36619 ranks 24,173rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 36619
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.
36619's strengths and weaknesses
Where 36619 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 89% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$619 a month, better than 84% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 78% of zip codes
Where 36619 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- School gradeD+, better than only 14% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 21% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 36619
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 36619 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $78,395, 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 36619's effective rate of 0.42%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 36619
36619's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 36619.
Who works in 36619, and how
Work in 36619 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 36619
36619 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 72% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 83% of zip codes. The coast is about 12 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 36619 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 36619, month by month
36619 sees roughly 93 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs February through May and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 51° | 39° |
| April | 80° | 67° | 55° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 74° |
| October | 84° | 70° | 59° |
Flying in and out of 36619
The nearest airport, Mobile Regional, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 130 miles away.
The best schools in and around 36619
Schools across 36619 average a D+, better than 14% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Dawes Intermediate SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- Orourke Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Wc Griggs Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bernice J Causey Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Katherine H Hankins Middle SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Burns Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Wp Davidson High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Baker High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Theodore High SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 36619 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
36619 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 36619 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 36619
Is 36619 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 36619 ranks 24,173rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, low property taxes, and state infrastructure, and lowest on disaster risk and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 36619 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $204,177. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $78,395 median income, cost of living beats 68% of zip codes.
Is 36619 safe?
36619 is safer than 21% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $478 per resident a year.
Compare 36619 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 36619. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 36619 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.
36619 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 36619: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 36619: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 36619: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 36619: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
36619 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.