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Saraland is a small city of 16,404 people in Mobile County, Alabama. It's about 13 miles from Mobile, AL and 200 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $218k and rent runs about $1k a month.
16,404people
$218kTypical home
$1,060/moRent
91° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
259Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,404
- Part of a metro area
- About 480 people per sq mi
- 200 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 13 mi to Mobile, AL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $218k (≈$1,372/mo)
- Median rent $1,060/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 62°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
- 123 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
- Very low violent crime (110 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,129 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 31% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to MOB airport
- 61 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 85 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 236 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 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
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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