Best PlacesBolton, Mobile, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bolton, Mobile, 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.
Bolton, Mobile ranks 4,626th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Bolton, Mobile
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.
Bolton, Mobile's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bolton, Mobile ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$619 a month, better than 98% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
Where Bolton, Mobile ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
Who lives in Bolton, Mobile
Bolton, Mobile 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 Bolton, Mobile.
Who works in Bolton, Mobile, and how
Work in Bolton, Mobile centers on hospitality & food and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Bolton, Mobile
Bolton, Mobile has more restaurants and bars per resident than 83% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 10 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Bolton, Mobile and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Bolton, Mobile, month by month
Bolton, Mobile sees roughly 100 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 Bolton, Mobile
The nearest airport, Mobile International, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 135 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bolton, Mobile
Schools across Bolton, Mobile average a C+, better than 47% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Spencerwestlawn Elementary SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Elizabeth Fonde Elementary SchoolD · 16% proficient
Top middle schools
- Denton Magnet School Of TechnologyB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Wp Davidson High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Murphy High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
- Acceleration Day And Evening AcademyF · 5% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bolton, Mobile school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bolton, Mobile 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 Bolton, Mobile against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Bolton, Mobile
Is Bolton, Mobile a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bolton, Mobile ranks 4,626th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cell coverage, affordable childcare, and low property taxes, and lowest on civic engagement and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bolton, Mobile safe?
Bolton, Mobile is safer than 20% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $641 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Bolton, Mobile?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 63 with lows near 43. That works out to about 100 pleasant days a year, more than 52% of neighborhoods.
Compare Bolton, Mobile with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bolton, Mobile. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bolton, Mobile 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.
Bolton, Mobile detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bolton, Mobile: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bolton, Mobile: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bolton, Mobile: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bolton, Mobile: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bolton, Mobile 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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