Best PlacesDelchamps, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Delchamps, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Delchamps ranks 31,627th 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 Delchamps
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.
Delchamps' strengths and weaknesses
Where Delchamps ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of towns
- QuietBetter than 90% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 88% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 85% of towns
Where Delchamps ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 15% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Delchamps
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Delchamps home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $77,805, 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 Delchamps' effective rate of 0.35%, 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 Delchamps
Delchamps's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Delchamps.
Who works in Delchamps, and how
Work in Delchamps centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Delchamps
The coast is about 7 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Delchamps, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Delchamps, month by month
Delchamps sees roughly 108 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 43. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 52° | 43° |
| April | 78° | 69° | 60° |
| July | 92° | 83° | 76° |
| October | 83° | 72° | 63° |
Flying in and out of Delchamps
The nearest airport, Mobile International, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 129 miles away.
The best schools in and around Delchamps
Schools across Delchamps average a C−, better than 24% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Anna F Booth Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Hollingers Island Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Mary W Burroughs Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Katherine H Hankins Middle SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Peter F Alba Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Alma Bryant High SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Theodore High SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Delchamps school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Delchamps 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 Delchamps against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Delchamps
Is Delchamps a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Delchamps ranks 31,627th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, quiet, and state infrastructure, 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 Delchamps expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $229,620. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $77,805 median income, cost of living beats 52% of towns.
Is Delchamps safe?
Yes, Delchamps is safer than 62% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $270 per resident a year.
Compare Delchamps with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Delchamps. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Delchamps 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.
Delchamps detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Delchamps: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Delchamps: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Delchamps: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Delchamps: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Delchamps 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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