Living in Creola, AL
Creola is a small town of 2,088 people in Mobile County, Alabama. It's about 15 miles from Mobile, AL and 197 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $211k and rent runs about $959 a month.
2,088people
$211kTypical home
$959/moRent
91° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
259Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,088
- Part of a metro area
- About 133 people per sq mi
- 197 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 15 mi to Mobile, AL
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $211k (≈$1,331/mo)
- Median rent $959/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 259 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 106 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (309 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (877 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 34% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to MOB airport
- 56 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 49 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 148 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 234 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 60 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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