Best PlacesCanterbury, Mobile, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Canterbury, Mobile, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Canterbury, Mobile ranks 3,576th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Canterbury, 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.
Canterbury, Mobile's strengths and weaknesses
Where Canterbury, Mobile ranks high
- Cheap childcare$619 a month, better than 98% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
Where Canterbury, Mobile ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Canterbury, Mobile
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Canterbury, Mobile home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $81,559, 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 Canterbury, Mobile'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 Canterbury, Mobile
Canterbury, Mobile 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 Canterbury, Mobile.
Who works in Canterbury, Mobile, and how
Work in Canterbury, Mobile centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Canterbury, Mobile
The coast is about 13 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Canterbury, Mobile, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Canterbury, Mobile, month by month
Canterbury, Mobile 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 Canterbury, Mobile
The nearest airport, Mobile Regional, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 132 miles away.
The best schools in and around Canterbury, Mobile
Schools across Canterbury, Mobile average a D, better than 16% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Kate Shepard Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Olive J Dodge Elementary SchoolD · 19% proficient
Top middle schools
- Burns Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Murphy High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Canterbury, Mobile school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Canterbury, 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 Canterbury, Mobile against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Canterbury, Mobile
Is Canterbury, Mobile a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Canterbury, Mobile ranks 3,576th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on affordable childcare, tree cover, and low property taxes, and lowest on biking and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Canterbury, Mobile expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $225,833. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $81,559 median income, cost of living beats 75% of neighborhoods.
Is Canterbury, Mobile safe?
Yes, Canterbury, Mobile is safer than 64% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $353 per resident a year.
Compare Canterbury, Mobile with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Canterbury, Mobile. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Canterbury, 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.
Canterbury, Mobile detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Canterbury, Mobile: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Canterbury, Mobile: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Canterbury, Mobile: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Canterbury, Mobile: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Canterbury, 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.
- 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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