New Orleans vs Mobile
New Orleans, LA compared with Mobile, AL · 117 miles apart
New Orleans has 362,154 residents to Mobile’s 200,824. New Orleans comes out ahead on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Mobile does better on median rent, homeownership, poverty rate.
| New Orleans, LA | Mobile, AL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 362,154 | 200,824 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,136 | 1,331 |
| Median household income | $56,631 | $53,558 |
| Median home value | $315,700 | $193,300 |
| Median rent | $1,251 | $1,068 |
| Homeownership | 51.2% | 54% |
| Average commute | 22.6 min | 22.8 min |
| Median age | 38.8 | 37.3 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 42.4% | 32% |
| Poverty rate | 22.6% | 18.4% |
| Unemployment | 7.5% | 5.6% |
| Price to income | 5.6× | 3.6× |
| Clear days a year | 41 | — |
| Days above 90°F | 28 | — |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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