Best PlacesMagnolia Springs, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Magnolia Springs, 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.
Magnolia Springs ranks 31,783rd 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 Magnolia Springs
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.
Magnolia Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Magnolia Springs ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 96% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 91% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 85% of towns
Where Magnolia Springs ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 26% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 26% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Magnolia Springs
A household needs to earn about $94,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Magnolia Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $61,418, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Magnolia Springs' effective rate of 0.27%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Magnolia Springs
Magnolia Springs runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Magnolia Springs.
Who works in Magnolia Springs, and how
Work in Magnolia Springs centers on retail trade and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Magnolia Springs
The coast is about 10 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Magnolia Springs, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Magnolia Springs, month by month
Magnolia Springs sees roughly 119 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 50° | 42° |
| April | 75° | 66° | 57° |
| July | 87° | 80° | 73° |
| October | 79° | 68° | 60° |
Flying in and out of Magnolia Springs
The nearest airport, Mobile International, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 151 miles away.
The best schools in and around Magnolia Springs
Schools across Magnolia Springs average a C−, better than 26% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Magnolia SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top middle schools
- Foley Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Foley High SchoolC− · 26% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Magnolia Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Magnolia Springs 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 Magnolia Springs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Magnolia Springs
Is Magnolia Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Magnolia Springs ranks 31,783rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, a strong job market, and cell coverage, 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 Magnolia Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $386,173. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $61,418 median income, cost of living beats 33% of towns.
Is Magnolia Springs safe?
Magnolia Springs is safer than 52% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $273 per resident a year.
Compare Magnolia Springs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Magnolia Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Magnolia Springs 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.
Magnolia Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Magnolia Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Magnolia Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Magnolia Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Magnolia Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Magnolia Springs 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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