Mobile metro · South

Mobile, AL

Alabama · approx. 148,000 residents

Estimated from state baseline

Median income

$57.7K

household / year

Avg home price

$211K

~$1,057/mo mortgage

Avg rent

$1,170

per month

Cost of living

100 = US avg

How Mobile scores

Job market depth29/100

Breadth of local employment and earning power.

Affordability98/100

How far the median income goes against home prices.

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$60.8K income · COL 89

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$59.5K income · COL 88

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