Best PlacesMon Louis, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mon Louis, 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.
Mon Louis ranks 30,148th 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 Mon Louis
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.
Mon Louis' strengths and weaknesses
Where Mon Louis ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of towns
- QuietBetter than 89% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 84% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 81% of towns
Where Mon Louis ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 19% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 23% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mon Louis
A household needs to earn about $68,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mon Louis home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $81,934, 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 Mon Louis' 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mon Louis
Mon Louis'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 Mon Louis.
Who works in Mon Louis, and how
Work in Mon Louis centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Mon Louis
The coast is about 3 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Mon Louis, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Mon Louis, month by month
Mon Louis sees roughly 104 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 Mon Louis
The nearest airport, Mobile International, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 131 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mon Louis
Schools across Mon Louis average a C−, better than 19% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- J Larry Newton SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Anna F Booth Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Hollingers Island Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Fairhope Middle SchoolA · 66% proficient
- Katherine H Hankins Middle SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Peter F Alba Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Fairhope High SchoolB · 46% proficient
- 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 Mon Louis school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mon Louis 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 Mon Louis against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mon Louis
Is Mon Louis a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mon Louis ranks 30,148th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, quiet, and state infrastructure, and lowest on disaster risk and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mon Louis expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $278,011. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $81,934 median income, cost of living beats 59% of towns.
Is Mon Louis safe?
Yes, Mon Louis is safer than 81% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $196 per resident a year.
Compare Mon Louis with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mon Louis. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mon Louis 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.
Mon Louis detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mon Louis: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mon Louis: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mon Louis: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mon Louis: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mon Louis 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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