Best PlacesRickarby, Mobile, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rickarby, 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.
Rickarby, Mobile ranks 5,941st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Rickarby, 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.
Rickarby, Mobile's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rickarby, Mobile ranks high
- Cheap childcare$619 a month, better than 98% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
Where Rickarby, Mobile ranks low
- Short commute44.7 minutes each way, better than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- School gradeF, better than only 4% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Rickarby, Mobile
A household needs to earn about $17,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rickarby, Mobile home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $50,366, 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 Rickarby, Mobile's effective rate of 0.42%, 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 Rickarby, Mobile
Rickarby, Mobile runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Rickarby, Mobile.
Who works in Rickarby, Mobile, and how
Work in Rickarby, Mobile centers on retail trade and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Rickarby, Mobile
The coast is about 7 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Rickarby, Mobile, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Rickarby, Mobile, month by month
Rickarby, 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 Rickarby, 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 138 miles away.
The best schools in and around Rickarby, Mobile
Schools across Rickarby, Mobile average an F, better than 4% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Morningside Elementary SchoolD · 18% proficient
- Leinkauf Elementary SchoolD · 16% proficient
- Maryvale Elementary SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pillans Middle SchoolF · 7% proficient
Top high schools
- Murphy High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
- Lillie B Williamson High SchoolF · 6% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rickarby, Mobile school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rickarby, 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 Rickarby, Mobile against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Rickarby, Mobile
Is Rickarby, Mobile a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rickarby, Mobile ranks 5,941st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a stable housing market, and low property taxes, and lowest on long commutes and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rickarby, Mobile expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $70,396. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $50,366 median income, cost of living beats 24% of neighborhoods.
Is Rickarby, Mobile safe?
Rickarby, Mobile is safer than 2% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,056 per resident a year.
Compare Rickarby, Mobile with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rickarby, Mobile. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rickarby, 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.
Rickarby, Mobile detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rickarby, Mobile: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rickarby, Mobile: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rickarby, Mobile: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rickarby, Mobile: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rickarby, 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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