Spanish Fort, AL vs Prichard, AL

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

MetricSpanish Fort, ALPrichard, AL
Population10,66218,961
Median Household Income$99,346$36,588
Median Rent$1,390/mo$922/mo
Median Home Value$343,900$85,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)9588
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income47.8%47.9%
Poverty Rate5.8%30.6%
Unemployment Rate2.5% (county)6.2%
Violent Crime Rate /100k62276*
Property Crime Rate /100k765731*
Median AQI4243
Good AQI Days /yr268260
Summer Highs88°F90°F
Winter Lows41°F43°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute26 min24.5 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher16.918.1
College Degree Rate49.1%10.8%
Foreign-Born %7%0.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+11.6%-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.