Prichard, AL vs Spanish Fort, AL

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

MetricPrichard, ALSpanish Fort, AL
Population18,96110,662
Median Household Income$36,588$99,346
Median Rent$922/mo$1,390/mo
Median Home Value$85,700$343,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)8895
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income47.9%47.8%
Poverty Rate30.6%5.8%
Unemployment Rate6.2%2.5% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k276*62
Property Crime Rate /100k731*765
Median AQI4342
Good AQI Days /yr260268
Summer Highs90°F88°F
Winter Lows43°F41°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute24.5 min26 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher18.116.9
College Degree Rate10.8%49.1%
Foreign-Born %0.7%7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-2.7%+11.6%

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.