Best PlacesColonial Heights, Mobile, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Colonial Heights, 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.
Colonial Heights, Mobile ranks 5,264th 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 Colonial Heights, 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.
Colonial Heights, Mobile's strengths and weaknesses
Where Colonial Heights, Mobile ranks high
- Cheap childcare$619 a month, better than 98% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
Where Colonial Heights, Mobile ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Colonial Heights, Mobile
A household needs to earn about $35,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Colonial Heights, Mobile home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $78,440, 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 Colonial Heights, Mobile's effective rate of 0.41%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Colonial Heights, Mobile
Colonial Heights, Mobile runs older than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Colonial Heights, Mobile.
Who works in Colonial Heights, Mobile, and how
Work in Colonial Heights, Mobile centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Colonial Heights, Mobile
The coast is about 14 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Colonial Heights, Mobile, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Colonial Heights, Mobile, month by month
Colonial Heights, 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 Colonial Heights, 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 134 miles away.
The best schools in and around Colonial Heights, Mobile
Schools across Colonial Heights, Mobile average a D−, better than 6% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Orchard Elementary SchoolD · 16% proficient
- John Will Elementary SchoolD− · 12% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cl Scarborough Model Middle SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Mattie T Blount High SchoolF · 4% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Colonial Heights, Mobile school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Colonial Heights, 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 Colonial Heights, Mobile against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Colonial Heights, Mobile
Is Colonial Heights, Mobile a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Colonial Heights, Mobile ranks 5,264th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on affordable childcare, low property taxes, and a stable housing market, and lowest on biking and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Colonial Heights, Mobile expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $142,538. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $78,440 median income, cost of living beats 63% of neighborhoods.
Is Colonial Heights, Mobile safe?
Colonial Heights, Mobile is safer than 36% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $508 per resident a year.
Compare Colonial Heights, Mobile with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Colonial Heights, Mobile. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Colonial Heights, 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.
Colonial Heights, Mobile detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Colonial Heights, Mobile: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Colonial Heights, Mobile: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Colonial Heights, Mobile: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Colonial Heights, Mobile: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Colonial Heights, 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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