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Satsuma is a big small town of 6,822 people in Mobile County, Alabama. It's about 13 miles from Mobile, AL and 199 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 $219k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,822people
$219kTypical home
$1,300/moRent
91° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
259Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,822
- Part of a metro area
- About 928 people per sq mi
- 199 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 13 mi to Mobile, AL
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $219k (≈$1,384/mo)
- Median rent $1,300/mo
- Median household income $101k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% 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
- Low violent crime (194 per 100k)
- Low property crime (886 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 30% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to MOB airport
- 59 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 49 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 144 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 241 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 60 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 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)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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