AL area data
Grand bay, AL
Grand bay, AL.
Population: 15,590 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $218,901
- 1-year appreciation
- +1.3%
- 3-year appreciation
- +3.4%
- 5-year appreciation
- +22.1%
- 10-year appreciation
- +70.6%
- All-time peak (2025-03)
- $219,960
- House Price Index
- 370.8 (+2.6% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $250,000
- Median list price
- $267,450
- Median days on market
- 27 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 98.1%
- Active listings
- 55
- 1-year forecast
- +0.1%
- New listings (monthly)
- 12
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $1,080/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,420/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
- 3
- Elementary schools
- 2
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 0
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively High
- Top hazards
- hurricane, lightning, coastalFlooding, inlandFlooding, tornado
- FEMA flood zone
- X
- Flood risk level
- Minimal
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 79.0°F
- Average high
- 80.0°F
- Average low
- 78.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 48.3 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 46
- Days with Good air quality
- 203
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 7.0 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- St Elmo Airport (4 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) (15 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 339
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.8 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -346 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,991
- Median annual property tax
- $734
- Mean commute to work
- 33 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 50.7%
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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