Best PlacesChunchula, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Chunchula, 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.
Chunchula ranks 32,274th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Chunchula
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.
Chunchula's strengths and weaknesses
Where Chunchula ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 91% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 81% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 81% of towns
- Cheap childcare$619 a month, better than 77% of towns
Where Chunchula ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 14% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 14% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Chunchula
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Chunchula home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $78,719, 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 Chunchula's effective rate of 0.36%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Chunchula
Chunchula runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Chunchula.
Who works in Chunchula, and how
Work in Chunchula centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Chunchula
The coast is about 30 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Chunchula, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Chunchula, month by month
Chunchula sees roughly 87 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 Chunchula
The nearest airport, Mobile Regional, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 139 miles away.
The best schools in and around Chunchula
Schools across Chunchula average a D+, better than 14% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- J E Turner ElementaryC+ · 37% proficient
- Mcdavidjones Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
- North Mobile County Middle SchoolD+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lott Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Semmes Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Mary G Montgomery High SchoolD · 18% proficient
- Citronelle High SchoolF · 9% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Chunchula school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Chunchula 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 Chunchula against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Chunchula
Is Chunchula a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Chunchula ranks 32,274th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, state infrastructure, and a strong job market, and lowest on disaster risk and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Chunchula expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $171,971. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $78,719 median income, cost of living beats 65% of towns.
Is Chunchula safe?
Yes, Chunchula is safer than 68% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $236 per resident a year.
Compare Chunchula with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Chunchula. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Chunchula 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.
Chunchula detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Chunchula: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Chunchula: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Chunchula: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Chunchula: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Chunchula 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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