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Bayou La Batre’s best subject grades are a B+ for the outdoors and cost of living; its weakest is a D− for safety. 30% of residents live below the poverty line in Bayou La Batre, above both the Alabama town median (16%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 2 of Alabama’s 186 towns score lower on safety. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 95% of the country. 31% of the land in Bayou La Batre is conserved, above both the Alabama town median (1.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). On the outdoors, just 9 of Alabama’s 308 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is Grand Bay Savanna Wildlife Management Area, at 1,468 acres. Bayou La Batre has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Bayou La Batre beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Census counts: 2,196 in 1950, 2,204 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1911 and 3 maps from 1956 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Alabama), ordered by how far Bayou La Batre is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Bayou La Batre, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Bayou La Batre.
In Bayou La Batre, the rate of reported violence is 4.7 per 1,000 residents. Bayou La Batre reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 99% report less.
| Bayou La Batre | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 50.7 per 1,000 residents | 16.9 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.7 per 1,000 residents | 2.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The largest public high school is Alma Bryant High School, with 1,624 students. The public schools here belong to the Mobile County school district. Its three schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter F Alba Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 443 | C+ |
| Alma Bryant High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,624 | C |
| Anna F Booth Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 391 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AL on state tests and graduation
For households in Bayou La Batre, the share who live in a home they own is 52%. In the year to September 2026, typical home values slipped 6.4%. Its going rate for rent is $880 a month.
| Bayou La Batre | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 52% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $880 a month | $940 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Among adults in Bayou La Batre, 20% have diabetes. Of the 188 Alabama towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults who had a checkup this year than Bayou La Batre. CDC measures, 32 in all: Bayou La Batre beats Alabama on 1 and trails on 21.
| Bayou La Batre | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 24% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 16% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 15% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Bayou La Batre | AL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.7% | 8.2% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 27.1% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The mean commuting time for Bayou La Batre comes to 18 minutes. Most working residents leave Bayou La Batre for work: only 10% work in town. Employers in Bayou La Batre shed 1,016 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 1,224. The top destinations are Mobile (33%), Tillmans Corner (3%) and Pascagoula (3%).
| Bayou La Batre | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $38,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Since 1979, 486 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Bayou La Batre. Compared with 91% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is higher. Expected losses in Bayou La Batre break down as 55% from hurricanes and 23% from inland flooding. Federal aid has come to Bayou La Batre households in 14 declared disasters; the latest was in 2023.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
There are 1.2 miles of trail across 2 parks and preserves. For Bayou La Batre, the density of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Grand Bay Savanna Wildlife Management Area | 0.4 mi | 1,468 |
| 2. Mariner Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The peak summer temperature in Bayou La Batre is 89°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bayou La Batre. Close and well known come first.
Big draw24 mi MuseumUSS Alabama
19 mi MuseumFort Morgan
24 mi MuseumUSS Drum
24 mi MuseumBattleship Memorial Park
15 mi National SeashoreGulf Islands National Seashore7.6M visitors a year
16 mi LandmarkFort GainesUSS Alabama: USN, Public domain · Fort Morgan: Altairisfar, Public domain · USS Drum: Jean-Pierre Martin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Battleship Memorial Park: Rennett Stowe from USA, CC BY 2.0 · Gulf Islands National Seashore: National Park Service, Public domain · Fort Gaines: Altairisfar, Public domain
None within 15 miles of Bayou La Batre; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Bayou La Batre residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Alabama.
Coastal flooding makes up 10% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
City in Alabama, United States
Bayou La Batre ( or locally ) is a city in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Mobile metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,204, down from 2,558 at the 2010 census. Bayou La Batre is a fishing village with a seafood-processing harbor for fishing boats and shrimp boats. The local chamber of commerce has described the city as the "Seafood Capital of Alabama" for packaging seafood from hundreds of fishing boats.
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Not for the area. That is 1.4 years of the area's median household income ($58,880 across the Mobile, AL metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
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