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 temperature20.7°C · warmest 28.3°C · coolest 11.4°C · NASA POWER
Annual precipitation1590 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.