CITY PROFILE
Mobile, AL
“Affordable paradise, but your career options are basically retail and shipyards.”
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $198K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,323/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 20.7°C · warmest 28.3°C · coolest 11.4°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 1590 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 4.81 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #127 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy98
- Affordable to rent88
- Climate comfort99
- Plenty of sunshine68
- Big-city amenities17
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.