Mobile, Alabama
Cost of living, housing, income, commute, climate, and safety — compiled for relocators researching Mobile.
Key figures
Each metric shows how Mobile compares with the U.S. baseline (ACS/BLS nationals where available; catalog-city averages for crime, climate, and commute). Income, housing, population, and crime are for the incorporated city (city limits), not the broader metro/MSA — unemployment is county-level (BLS LAUS).
- Population
- 185,097City limits · not metro/MSA
- Median household income
- $51,090Incorporated place (ACS)35% below U.S. avgU.S. $78,538
- Housing cost index
- 66ACS home+rent vs U.S. (100 = avg)34% below U.S. avgU.S. 100
- Median home value
- $170,300City limits (ACS)44% below U.S. avgU.S. $303,400
- Median rent
- $1,029City limits (ACS)24% below U.S. avgU.S. $1,348
- Unemployment
- 4.0%County LAUS · not city-onlyNear U.S. avg (4.2 pts)U.S. 4.2 pts
- Avg commute
- 23 min8% below U.S. avgU.S. 25 min
- Walk Score
- 3229% below U.S. avgU.S. 45
- Violent crime rate
- UnavailableFBI CDE gap
- Property crime rate
- UnavailableFBI CDE gap
- Summer high
- 91°F4.0°F above U.S. avgU.S. 87°F
- Winter low
- 45°F11.0°F above U.S. avgU.S. 34°F
- Annual rainfall
- 60.5 in84% above U.S. avgU.S. 32.9 in
- Sunny days
- 23213% below U.S. avgU.S. 266
Compare Mobile with another city
Relocators eyeing Mobile, Alabama will find roughly 185,097 residents within city limits. Households here report a median income near $51,090; our housing-derived cost index is about 66 (among the more affordable large markets in this catalog on housing costs). Entry home prices around $170,300 still look attainable compared with coastal metros.
Gulf Coast humidity and inland pine hills shape day-to-day living here. With about 60.5 inches of rain a year, wet-season drainage and mold checks are worth asking about. Commutes average near 23 minutes one-way, with walkability near 32/100. BLS LAUS puts recent unemployment around 4.0% for the surrounding county. FBI Crime Data Explorer did not return usable agency rates here — verify recent local PD reports block by block.
Mobile is compact enough that a single wrong neighborhood choice is easy to feel day to day — visit at commute hour before signing. Figures on this page are merged from Census ACS, BLS LAUS, FBI Crime Data Explorer, and NOAA Climate Normals — use them to compare Mobile with nearby alternatives before you relocate.
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Sources
- Census / ACS: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-year (Mobile city, 1600000US0150000)
- BLS: BLS LAUS LAUCN010970000000003 (Mobile County, May 2026)
- Crime: data unavailable
- Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 Monthly Normals (USW00013838 MOBILE DWTN AP)
Last updated 2026-07-28