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Mobile is a mid-size city of 203,416 people in Mobile County, Alabama. It's part of the Mobile, AL area. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $193k and rent runs about $1k a month.
203,416people
$193kTypical home
$1,068/moRent
92° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
259Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 203,416
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,349 people per sq mi
- 212 mi to Birmingham, AL
- In the Mobile, AL area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $193k (≈$1,219/mo)
- Median rent $1,068/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 62°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
- 126 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 (589 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,457 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 27% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to MOB airport
- 56 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 49 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 136 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 284 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 37 bars within 25 mi
- 75 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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