Best PlacesChoctaw Bluff, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Choctaw Bluff, 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.
Choctaw Bluff ranks 49,629th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Choctaw Bluff
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.
Choctaw Bluff's strengths and weaknesses
Where Choctaw Bluff ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 97% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
Where Choctaw Bluff ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of towns
- Household income$41,016 median, better than only 3% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Choctaw Bluff
A household needs to earn about $29,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Choctaw Bluff home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $41,016, 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 Choctaw Bluff's effective rate of 0.38%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Choctaw Bluff
Choctaw Bluff 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 Choctaw Bluff.
Who works in Choctaw Bluff, and how
Work in Choctaw Bluff centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 1%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Choctaw Bluff
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Choctaw Bluff.
What the weather is like in Choctaw Bluff, month by month
Choctaw Bluff sees roughly 105 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and September through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 46° | 37° |
| April | 77° | 63° | 52° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 79° | 66° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Choctaw Bluff
The nearest airport, Mobile International, is about 56 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 177 miles away.
The best schools in and around Choctaw Bluff
Schools across Choctaw Bluff average a D, better than 6% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Chatom Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Bay Minette Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Jackson Intermediate SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bay Minette Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Jackson Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Baldwin County High SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Jackson High SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Choctaw Bluff school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Choctaw Bluff 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 Choctaw Bluff against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Choctaw Bluff
Is Choctaw Bluff a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Choctaw Bluff ranks 49,629th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, quiet, and a stable housing market, and lowest on education levels and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Choctaw Bluff expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $117,000. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $41,016 median income, cost of living beats 7% of towns.
Is Choctaw Bluff safe?
Choctaw Bluff is safer than 1% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $966 per resident a year.
Compare Choctaw Bluff with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Choctaw Bluff. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Choctaw Bluff 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.
Choctaw Bluff detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Choctaw Bluff: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Choctaw Bluff: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Choctaw Bluff: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Choctaw Bluff: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Choctaw Bluff 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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