Area data
Mobile, AL — ZIP 36617
Population: 11,128 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $63,439
- 1-year appreciation
- +2.3%
- 3-year appreciation
- +2.4%
- 5-year appreciation
- 0.0%
- 10-year appreciation
- +36.7%
- All-time peak (2024-09)
- $71,601
- House Price Index
- 370.8 (+2.6% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $65,750
- Median list price
- $109,900
- Median days on market
- 26.5 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 90.4%
- Active listings
- 15
- 1-year forecast
- +0.7%
- New listings (monthly)
- 7
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $1,140/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,490/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Low)
- 87.9 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 16.1¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $17.60/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 7
- Elementary schools
- 3
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 2
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively High
- Top hazards
- hurricane, lightning, coastalFlooding, inlandFlooding, tornado
- FEMA flood zone
- A03
- Flood risk level
- High
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 71.0°F
- Average high
- 79.0°F
- Average low
- 62.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 52.0 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 46
- Days with Good air quality
- 203
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 7.5 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Gulf Islands National Seashore (58 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM) (6 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM) (6 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Avg hospital rating
- 2.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 100
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.7 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -346 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,964
- Median annual property tax
- $441
- Mean commute to work
- 19 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 52.7%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 147,490
- Average weekly wage
- $1,128
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 1,369
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