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State Street A.M.E. Zion Church
State Street A.M.E. Zion Church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 6, 1978. It is significant for its architecture and religion at the state level.
About Mobile
City in Alabama, United StatesMobile ( 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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How Mobile ranks
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Housing in Mobile
The typical Mobile home is worth about $198,000, down 0.6% in a year, 18% below the Alabama typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Mobile
Safety Grade D
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%.
Work & commute in Mobile
Full picture →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.
Health in Mobile
Health Grade C
Healthier than 27% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 55% of towns with similar incomes.
Compared with Alabama
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 23 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Mobile
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 88% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Mobile
Full climate →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.
Schools in Mobile
All Mobile schools →School Grade C
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 data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within AL. Ratings are from neighbors.
Mobile is a college town
Colleges →of Mobile’s residents are enrolled in college. University of South Alabama has about 9,804 students on campus, and 3 more colleges are in town.
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