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Bayou La Batre is a small town of 1,881 people in Mobile County, Alabama. It's about 20 miles from Mobile, AL and 232 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $88k and rent runs about $880 a month.
1,881people
$88kTypical home
$880/moRent
88° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
259Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,881
- Part of a metro area
- About 251 people per sq mi
- 232 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 20 mi to Mobile, AL
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $88k (≈$554/mo)
- Median rent $880/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 259 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 106 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (470 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,234 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 29% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to MOB airport
- 64 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 26 ft
- Right on the coast
- 121 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 252 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 37 bars within 25 mi
- 54 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mobile County: R+16 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk