Saraland is a city in Mobile County, Alabama, United States, and a suburb of Mobile. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 16,171, up from 13,405 at the 2010 census. Saraland, part of the Mobile metropolitan area, is the third largest city in Mobile County.

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How Saraland ranks

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Town numbers

ZIP code36571

Area code251

Living in Saraland

Housing in Saraland

$241K▲ 1.6% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Saraland home is worth about $241,000, up 1.6% in a year, close to the Alabama typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market24

Sale-to-list98.1%

Sold in May15

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Safety in Saraland

B⁻

Safety Grade B-

Saraland reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 52% report less. Within Alabama, it does better than 73% of towns.

Violent crime per 1,000

Saraland 0.7

Alabama 3.5

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Saraland 11.1

Alabama 15

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Saraland

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A⁺

School Grade A+

The public schools Saraland’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 97% of Alabama’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#8Best public schoolsof 180 in AL

DistrictSaraland CitySchools6

Saraland Elementary School A+Elementary · Grades 2–5 · 1,034 students Saraland Early Education CenterElementary · Grades PK–1 · 557 students Saraland Middle SchoolAdams Campus AMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 789 students Saraland High School B+High · Grades 9–12 · 1,134 students EVANGEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL NORTH MOBILE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

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.