A city of 203,416, settled in 1702. Home to 122 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The 3 things Mobile does most differently from other towns.
1900 · Hotel Bienville12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 122 places on the National Register.
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Photo · Library of Congress. A different picture from Mobile’s archive appears here every day.
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Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in Mobile. Another town gets a different order.
78 miles of trails across 78 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. USA Mountain Bike Trails | 8.1 mi | 121 |
| 2. Langan Park | 6.1 mi | 379 |
| 3. Glenn Sebastian Nature Trails | 3.4 mi | 104 |
Mobile beats the Alabama average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8.
| What stands out | Mobile | AL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.1% | 8.2% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 13.1% | 9.6% |
62% of Mobile’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Daphne (2%), Tillmans Corner (2%) and Saraland (2%). Half commute less than 7 miles.
Mobile reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 89% report less. Compared with places its own size, it does better than 34%.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 88% of U.S. communities.
The public schools Mobile’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 66% of Alabama’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| ER Dickson Elementary School | PK–5 | 967 | C+ |
| Olive J Dodge Elementary School | PK–5 | 862 | C |
| Dr Robert W Gilliard Elementary | PK–5 | 806 | C− |
| ORourke Elementary School | PK–5 | 799 | A− |
| Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School | PK–5 | 663 | C− |
| Orchard Elementary School | PK–5 | 622 | C− |
Mobile has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 41°, and snow is almost unheard of.
The typical Mobile home is worth about $198,000, down 0.6% in a year, 18% below the Alabama typical home.
4 colleges in town.
122 places in Mobile on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Alabama, United States
Mobile ( moh-BEEL; French: [mɔbil] ) is a city and the county seat of Mobile County, Alabama, United States. The population was 187,041 at the 2020 census and estimated at 204,689 following an annexation in 2023, making it the second-most populous city in Alabama. The Mobile metropolitan area, with an estimated 412,000 people, is the third-most populous metropolitan area in the state. Alabama's only deep-water port, Mobile is located on the Mobile River at the head of Mobile Bay on the north-central Gulf Coast. The Port of Mobile has always played a key role in the economic health of the city, beginning with the settlement as an important trading center between the French colonists and Nati…
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8 towns share a border with Mobile.
