Best PlacesMitchell, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mitchell, 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.
Mitchell ranks 44,217th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mitchell
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.
Mitchell's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mitchell ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 76% of towns
Where Mitchell ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 6% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 7% of towns
- Household income$48,281 median, better than only 10% of towns
Who lives in Mitchell
Mitchell 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 Mitchell.
Who works in Mitchell, and how
Work in Mitchell centers on retail trade and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Mitchell
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mitchell.
What the weather is like in Mitchell, month by month
Mitchell sees roughly 83 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 48° | 39° |
| April | 78° | 65° | 54° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 80° | 68° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Mitchell
The nearest airport, Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field), is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 131 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mitchell
Schools across Mitchell average an F, better than 1% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Union Springs Elementary SchoolF · 9% proficient
Top middle schools
- South Highlands Middle SchoolF · 7% proficient
Top high schools
- Bullock County High SchoolF · 7% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mitchell school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mitchell 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 Mitchell against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mitchell
Is Mitchell a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mitchell ranks 44,217th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, quiet, and fast internet, and lowest on the schools and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mitchell safe?
Mitchell is safer than 2% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $786 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Mitchell?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 60 with lows near 39. That works out to about 83 pleasant days a year, more than 51% of towns.
Compare Mitchell with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mitchell. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mitchell 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.
Mitchell detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mitchell: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mitchell: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mitchell: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mitchell: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mitchell 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.
- 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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