Cost of Living Analytics

Cost of Living / Mobile, AL Metro

Cost of Living in Mobile, AL Metro

Official metro name: Mobile, AL Metro Area

Mobile, AL Metro has a population of 429,312. Median household income is $55,247 and median rent is $970 per month. Rent is roughly 21.1% of median monthly income.

State: ALPopulation: 429,312Income: $55,247Rent: $970Affordability: Affordable (21.1%)
Median Household Income
$55,247
Annual (ACS median)
Median Rent
$970
Monthly (ACS median gross rent)
Rent as % of Income
21.1%
rent ÷ (income/12)
Cost Index
74
Simplified relative index

Is Mobile, AL Metro expensive?

Based on median rent and income, Mobile, AL Metro has a Affordable rent burden. Median rent is $970, which is about 21.1% of median monthly household income.

Average rent in Mobile, AL Metro

Median rent (ACS) is $970 per month. (Neighborhoods vary widely.)

How much income do you need in Mobile, AL Metro?

Median household income (ACS) is $55,247 per year. Housing costs take a bigger share of income when rent burden is high.

Other metros in AL

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Data sources

  • US Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).
  • Affordability metric: median rent ÷ (median household income / 12).
  • Figures are metro-level medians; local variation is expected.