Mobile, AL vs Prichard, AL

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricMobile, ALPrichard, AL
Population203,41618,961
Median Household Income$53,558$36,588
Median Rent$1,068/mo$922/mo
Median Home Value$193,300$85,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)8888
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income50.9%47.9%
Poverty Rate18.4%30.6%
Unemployment Rate3.7%6.2%
Violent Crime Rate /100k588276*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,477731*
Median AQI4343
Good AQI Days /yr260260
Summer Highs91°F90°F
Winter Lows45°F43°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute22.8 min24.5 min
Hospitals6—
Avg Hospital Rating2.5 / 5—
Students per Teacher17.518.1
College Degree Rate32%10.8%
Foreign-Born %4.3%0.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-2.9%-2.7%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Prichard (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.