Best places to live in the Mobile metro area
Stacker compiled a list of the best places to live in the Mobile metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses 15 weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on cost of living, higher education rate, housing, public schools, diversity, and crime. You can read more about Niche's methodology here.
#21. Prichard
- Niche grade: C-
- Public school grade: C
- Population: 19,121
#20. Chickasaw
- Niche grade: C+
- Public school grade: C-
- Population: 6,367
#19. Bayou La Batre
- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 1,977
#18. Creola
- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 2,489
#17. Tillmans Corner
- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 17,678
#16. Theodore
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 4,950
#15. Robertsdale
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 6,985
#14. Loxley
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 4,029
#13. Bay Minette
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 8,215
#12. Semmes
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 5,404
#11. Grand Bay
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 3,765
#10. Foley
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 22,330
#9. Mobile
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 185,097
#8. Orange Beach
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 8,244
#7. Saraland
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 16,304
#6. Satsuma
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 6,784
#5. Gulf Shores
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 15,785
#4. Point Clear
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 1,858
#3. Daphne
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 28,673
#2. Fairhope
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 23,360
#1. Spanish Fort
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 10,377
