Best ZIP Codes for Cash Flow in Mobile, AL (2026)
Ranked by cap rate — the annual return on the purchase price before financing. ZIPs that also clear the 1% rule are marked.
| # | ZIP | City | Home value | Rent | Cap rate | 5-yr growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 36610 1% rule | Prichard, AL | $40,504 | $810 | 15.60% | 1.0% |
| 2 | 36617 1% rule | Mobile, AL | $63,439 | $1,026 | 12.61% | 1.3% |
| 3 | 36607 1% rule | Mobile, AL | $117,586 | $1,673 | 11.09% | 1.2% |
| 4 | 36605 1% rule | Mobile, AL | $93,852 | $1,208 | 10.04% | 4.0% |
| 5 | 36612 1% rule | Prichard, AL | $63,170 | $810 | 10.00% | 1.7% |
| 6 | 36603 1% rule | Mobile, AL | $71,193 | $900 | 9.86% | 2.1% |
| 7 | 36509 | Bayou La Batre, AL | $87,914 | $810 | 7.19% | 0.4% |
| 8 | 36560 | Mount Vernon, AL | $101,197 | $900 | 6.94% | -1.2% |
| 9 | 36606 | Mobile, AL | $144,076 | $1,243 | 6.73% | 2.3% |
| 10 | 36611 | Chickasaw, AL | $110,370 | $948 | 6.70% | 6.5% |
| 11 | 36618 | Mobile, AL | $175,038 | $1,450 | 6.46% | 4.5% |
| 12 | 36582 | Theodore, AL | $206,949 | $1,525 | 5.75% | 4.2% |
| 13 | 36613 | Prichard, AL | $150,061 | $1,107 | 5.75% | 2.3% |
| 14 | 36693 | Mobile, AL | $230,035 | $1,507 | 5.11% | 4.1% |
| 15 | 36523 | Coden, AL | $154,112 | $1,008 | 5.10% | 2.1% |
| 16 | 36571 | Saraland, AL | $241,096 | $1,508 | 4.88% | 5.0% |
| 17 | 36575 | Semmes, AL | $243,204 | $1,500 | 4.81% | 4.9% |
| 18 | 36604 | Mobile, AL | $203,107 | $1,252 | 4.81% | 1.5% |
| 19 | 36505 | Axis, AL | $211,076 | $1,296 | 4.79% | 5.5% |
| 20 | 36608 | Mobile, AL | $243,636 | $1,356 | 4.34% | 3.8% |
| 21 | 36695 | Mobile, AL | $282,271 | $1,504 | 4.15% | 4.4% |
| 22 | 36558 | Millry, AL | $174,257 | $891 | 3.99% | 2.2% |
| 23 | 36572 | Satsuma, AL | $244,268 | $1,197 | 3.82% | 5.9% |
| 24 | 36609 | Mobile, AL | $206,192 | $1,002 | 3.79% | 4.4% |
| 25 | 36522 | Citronelle, AL | $173,999 | $810 | 3.63% | 3.7% |
Ranked from Repit’s own ZIP-level data — Zillow home values and rents, HUD fair-market rents where Zillow has no coverage, and U.S. Census vacancy. Cap rate is gross: annual rent over purchase price, before financing and expenses. Every ZIP above links to its full free page. How we calculate this →
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