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Semmes is a big small town of 5,626 people in Mobile County, Alabama. It's about 12 miles from Mobile, AL and 207 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 $216k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,626people
$216kTypical home
$1,057/moRent
91° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
259Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,626
- Part of a metro area
- About 370 people per sq mi
- 207 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 12 mi to Mobile, AL
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $216k (≈$1,360/mo)
- Median rent $1,057/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 7.0% 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
- 117 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 (510 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,357 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 30% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to MOB airport
- 67 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 220 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 133 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 226 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 50 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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