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Dauphin Island is a small town of 1,852 people in Mobile County, Alabama. It's about 29 miles from Mobile, AL and 240 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $432k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,852people
$432kTypical home
$1,844/moRent
88° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
259Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,852
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 296 people per sq mi
- 240 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 29 mi to Mobile, AL
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $432k (≈$2,725/mo)
- Median rent $1,844/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 59°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
- 109 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
- About average violent crime (311 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,059 per 100k)
People
- Median age 62
- 14% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to MOB airport
- 61 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation -13 ft
- Right on the coast
- 123 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 90 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 29 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