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Movico is a tiny town of 168 people in Mobile County, Alabama. It's about 28 miles from Mobile, AL and 185 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 $150k and rent runs about $1k a month.
168people
$150kTypical home
$1,052/moRent
91° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
252Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 168
- Part of a metro area
- About 215 people per sq mi
- 185 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 28 mi to Mobile, AL
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $150k (≈$949/mo)
- Median rent $1,052/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 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
- Above-average violent crime (466 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,297 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 64
- 22% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to MOB airport
- 64 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 72 ft
- 22 mi to the ocean
- 151 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 23 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.