Best PlacesMulga, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mulga, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Mulga ranks 36,449th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mulga
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.
Mulga's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mulga ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 91% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 76% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 70% of towns
Where Mulga ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 2% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 14% of towns
- Short commute32.9 minutes each way, better than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mulga
A household needs to earn about $29,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mulga home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $74,714, 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 Mulga's 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 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 Mulga
Mulga'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 Mulga.
Who works in Mulga, and how
Work in Mulga centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Mulga
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mulga.
What the weather is like in Mulga, month by month
Mulga sees roughly 83 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 45° | 37° |
| April | 76° | 64° | 53° |
| July | 91° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 79° | 67° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Mulga
The nearest airport, Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 150 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mulga
Schools across Mulga average a D−, better than 2% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Woodstock Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Oak Grove Elementary SchoolC · 31% proficient
- West Jefferson Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Brookwood Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
- Hueytown Middle SchoolD− · 16% proficient
- Minor Middle SchoolF · 10% proficient
Top high schools
- Corner High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- West Blocton High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
- Hueytown High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mulga school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mulga 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 Mulga against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mulga
Is Mulga a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mulga ranks 36,449th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, a strong job market, and state infrastructure, and lowest on the schools and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mulga expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $120,085. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $74,714 median income, cost of living beats 65% of towns.
Is Mulga safe?
Mulga is safer than 25% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $410 per resident a year.
Compare Mulga with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mulga. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mulga 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.
Mulga detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mulga: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mulga: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mulga: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mulga: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mulga 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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