A town of 29,453, settled in 1763. Home to 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The 3 things Daphne does most differently from other towns.
1972 · Malbis, AL - Malbis Memorial Greek Orth…12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 9 places on the National Register.
21,570 people in 2010; 29,453 today.
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5.6 miles of trails across 10 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. W.O. Lott Park | 0.5 mi | 9 |
| 2. Village Point Park Preserve | — | 78 |
| 3. Daphne Sports Complex | — | 56 |
Most working residents leave Daphne for work: only 14% work in town. The top destinations are Mobile (30%), Fairhope (10%) and Spanish Fort (5%). Half commute less than 13 miles.
The typical Daphne home is worth about $328,000, about the same as a year ago, 36% above the Alabama typical home.
The public schools Daphne’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 69% of Alabama’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daphne East Elementary School | PK–6 | 947 | A |
| Daphne Elementary School | PK–3 | 671 | A− |
| Daphne Middle School | 7–8 | 861 | A− |
| W J Carroll Intermediate School | 4–6 | 414 | A |
| Daphne High School | 9–12 | 1,639 | B+ |
| Baldwin County Virtual School | 7–12 | 298 | B+ |
Daphne beats the Alabama average on 20 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| What stands out | Daphne | AL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.8% | 19.2% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.7% | 15.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.3% | 8.2% |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 94% of U.S. communities.
Daphne reports less crime per resident than 72% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Daphne has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 42°, and snow is almost unheard of.
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Alabama average. 43% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 28% across Alabama.
| Daphne | AL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.1% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.3% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.5% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.6% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.4% | 12.4% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.4% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.6% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.2% | 10.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.9% | 7.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6% | 11.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21.5% | 30.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.5% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.1% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 27.2% | 17.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.8% | 11.1% | 14.1% |
9 places in Daphne on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Alabama, United States
Daphne () is a city in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States, on the eastern shoreline of Mobile Bay. The city is located along I-10, 11 miles east of Mobile and 170 miles southwest of the state capital of Montgomery. The 2020 United States census lists its population as 27,462, making Daphne the most populous city in Baldwin County. It is a principal city of the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metropolitan area, which includes all of Baldwin County. The inhabited history of what is now called Daphne dates at least to the Paleo-Indian period and Native American tribes around 9000 BC. Modern-day Daphne is a thriving suburb of nearby Mobile. Daphne has adopted the nickname ″The Jubilee City″ in recogn…
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2 towns share a border with Daphne.
