Mobile, AL vs Spanish Fort, AL

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

MetricMobile, ALSpanish Fort, AL
Population203,41610,662
Median Household Income$53,558$99,346
Median Rent$1,068/mo$1,390/mo
Median Home Value$193,300$343,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)8895
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income50.9%47.8%
Poverty Rate18.4%5.8%
Unemployment Rate3.7%2.5% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k58862
Property Crime Rate /100k1,477765
Median AQI4342
Good AQI Days /yr260268
Summer Highs91°F88°F
Winter Lows45°F41°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute22.8 min26 min
Hospitals6—
Avg Hospital Rating2.5 / 5—
Students per Teacher17.516.9
College Degree Rate32%49.1%
Foreign-Born %4.3%7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-2.9%+11.6%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.