Saraland, AL vs Prichard, AL

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

MetricSaraland, ALPrichard, AL
Population16,40418,961
Median Household Income$61,509$36,588
Median Rent$1,060/mo$922/mo
Median Home Value$217,600$85,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)8888
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income58.5%47.9%
Poverty Rate10.1%30.6%
Unemployment Rate3.5% (county)6.2%
Violent Crime Rate /100k67276*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,126731*
Median AQI4343
Good AQI Days /yr260260
Summer Highs90°F90°F
Winter Lows43°F43°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute25.9 min24.5 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher17.718.1
College Degree Rate25%10.8%
Foreign-Born %1%0.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+1.9%-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.