Best PlacesYorkwood, Mobile, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Yorkwood, Mobile, 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.
Yorkwood, Mobile ranks 3,316th 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 Yorkwood, 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.
Yorkwood, Mobile's strengths and weaknesses
Where Yorkwood, Mobile ranks high
- Cheap childcare$619 a month, better than 98% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
Where Yorkwood, Mobile ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Yorkwood, Mobile
A household needs to earn about $66,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Yorkwood, Mobile home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $74,048, 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 Yorkwood, Mobile's effective rate of 0.39%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Yorkwood, Mobile
Yorkwood, Mobile's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Yorkwood, Mobile.
Who works in Yorkwood, Mobile, and how
Work in Yorkwood, Mobile centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 0%
Life in Yorkwood, Mobile
Yorkwood, Mobile has more parkland per resident than 90% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 20 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Yorkwood, Mobile and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Yorkwood, Mobile, month by month
Yorkwood, 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 Yorkwood, Mobile
The nearest airport, Mobile Regional, is about 3 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 129 miles away.
The best schools in and around Yorkwood, Mobile
Schools across Yorkwood, Mobile average a C+, better than 48% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Orourke Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bernice J Causey Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Baker High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Yorkwood, Mobile school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Yorkwood, 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 Yorkwood, Mobile against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Yorkwood, Mobile
Is Yorkwood, Mobile a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Yorkwood, Mobile ranks 3,316th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on affordable childcare, low property taxes, and few empty homes, and lowest on disaster risk and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Yorkwood, Mobile expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $265,403. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $74,048 median income, cost of living beats 65% of neighborhoods.
Is Yorkwood, Mobile safe?
Yes, Yorkwood, Mobile is safer than 87% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $256 per resident a year.
Compare Yorkwood, Mobile with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Yorkwood, Mobile. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Yorkwood, 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.
Yorkwood, Mobile detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Yorkwood, Mobile: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Yorkwood, Mobile: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Yorkwood, Mobile: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Yorkwood, Mobile: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Yorkwood, 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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