Best PlacesNavco, Mobile, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Navco, Mobile, 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.
Navco, Mobile ranks 5,978th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Navco, Mobile
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.
Navco, Mobile's strengths and weaknesses
Where Navco, Mobile ranks high
- Cheap childcare$619 a month, better than 98% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Short commute17.6 minutes each way, better than 91% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
Where Navco, Mobile ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Navco, Mobile
A household needs to earn about $18,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Navco, Mobile home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $30,055, 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 Navco, Mobile's effective rate of 0.46%, 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 2 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Navco, Mobile
Navco, Mobile runs younger than the country, 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 Navco, Mobile.
Who works in Navco, Mobile, and how
Work in Navco, Mobile centers on retail trade and hospitality & food. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Navco, Mobile
The coast is about 8 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Navco, Mobile, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Navco, Mobile, month by month
Navco, Mobile 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 Navco, Mobile
The nearest airport, Mobile International, is about 3 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 136 miles away.
The best schools in and around Navco, Mobile
Schools across Navco, Mobile average an F, better than 5% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Kate Shepard Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Morningside Elementary SchoolD · 18% proficient
- Dr Robert W Gilliard ElementaryD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pillans Middle SchoolF · 7% proficient
Top high schools
- Lillie B Williamson High SchoolF · 6% proficient
- Ben C Rain High SchoolF · 4% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Navco, Mobile school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Navco, Mobile 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 Navco, Mobile against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Navco, Mobile
Is Navco, Mobile a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Navco, Mobile ranks 5,978th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on affordable childcare, tree cover, and low property taxes, and lowest on health outcomes and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Navco, Mobile expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $73,307. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $30,055 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Navco, Mobile safe?
Navco, Mobile is safer than 5% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $923 per resident a year.
Compare Navco, Mobile with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Navco, Mobile. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Navco, Mobile 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.
Navco, Mobile detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Navco, Mobile: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Navco, Mobile: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Navco, Mobile: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Navco, Mobile: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Navco, Mobile 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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