Best PlacesClaremont, Mobile, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Claremont, 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.
Claremont, Mobile ranks 4,560th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Claremont, 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.
Claremont, Mobile's strengths and weaknesses
Where Claremont, Mobile ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$619 a month, better than 98% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
Where Claremont, Mobile ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD, better than only 13% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Claremont, Mobile
A household needs to earn about $62,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Claremont, Mobile home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $62,893, 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 Claremont, Mobile's effective rate of 0.48%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Claremont, Mobile
Claremont, 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 Claremont, Mobile.
Who works in Claremont, Mobile, and how
Work in Claremont, Mobile centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Claremont, Mobile
Claremont, Mobile has more parkland per resident than 96% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 14 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Claremont, Mobile and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Claremont, Mobile, month by month
Claremont, Mobile 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 Claremont, Mobile
The nearest airport, Mobile Regional, is about 4 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 Claremont, Mobile
Schools across Claremont, Mobile average a D, better than 13% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- 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 Claremont, Mobile school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Claremont, 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 Claremont, Mobile against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Claremont, Mobile
Is Claremont, Mobile a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Claremont, Mobile ranks 4,560th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on tree cover, affordable childcare, and a strong job market, and lowest on disaster risk and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Claremont, Mobile expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $246,901. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $62,893 median income, cost of living beats 53% of neighborhoods.
Is Claremont, Mobile safe?
Claremont, Mobile is safer than 44% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $462 per resident a year.
Compare Claremont, Mobile with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Claremont, Mobile. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Claremont, 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.
Claremont, Mobile detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Claremont, Mobile: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Claremont, Mobile: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Claremont, Mobile: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Claremont, Mobile: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Claremont, 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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