Best PlacesParkhill, Mobile, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Parkhill, Mobile, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Parkhill, Mobile ranks 2,883rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Parkhill, 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.
Parkhill, Mobile's strengths and weaknesses
Where Parkhill, Mobile ranks high
- Cheap childcare$619 a month, better than 98% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
Where Parkhill, Mobile ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Parkhill, Mobile
A household needs to earn about $100,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Parkhill, Mobile home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $121,783, 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 Parkhill, Mobile's effective rate of 0.55%, 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 Parkhill, Mobile
Parkhill, Mobile runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Parkhill, Mobile.
Who works in Parkhill, Mobile, and how
Work in Parkhill, Mobile centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Parkhill, Mobile
Parkhill, Mobile has more restaurants and bars per resident than 68% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 98% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 13 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Parkhill, Mobile and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Parkhill, Mobile, month by month
Parkhill, Mobile sees roughly 87 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs February through May and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 51° | 39° |
| April | 80° | 67° | 55° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 74° |
| October | 84° | 70° | 59° |
Flying in and out of Parkhill, Mobile
The nearest airport, Mobile Regional, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 134 miles away.
The best schools in and around Parkhill, Mobile
Schools across Parkhill, Mobile average a C−, better than 26% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Mary B Austin Elementary SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Er Dickson Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- John Will Elementary SchoolD− · 12% proficient
Top middle schools
- Denton Magnet School Of TechnologyB+ · 50% proficient
- Cl Scarborough Model Middle SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Murphy High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
- Mattie T Blount High SchoolF · 4% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Parkhill, Mobile school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Parkhill, 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 Parkhill, Mobile against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Parkhill, Mobile
Is Parkhill, Mobile a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Parkhill, Mobile ranks 2,883rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on affordable childcare, tree cover, and what local pay buys, and lowest on disaster risk and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Parkhill, Mobile expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $397,219. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $121,783 median income, cost of living beats 94% of neighborhoods.
Is Parkhill, Mobile safe?
Parkhill, Mobile is safer than 34% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $526 per resident a year.
Compare Parkhill, Mobile with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Parkhill, Mobile. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Parkhill, 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.
Parkhill, Mobile detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Parkhill, Mobile: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Parkhill, Mobile: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Parkhill, Mobile: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Parkhill, Mobile: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Parkhill, 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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