Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Chickasaw grades D− overall, 180th among Alabama's 187 graded towns, mostly because of schools and health. Its public schools score at or near the bottom of Alabama. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 95% of the country. What it does well: it has 8 miles of trail. 28% of residents live below the poverty line in Chickasaw, against 16% in Alabama’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Only 28 of Alabama’s 308 towns score lower on hazard risk. Chickasaw's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 97% of U.S. towns.
Where Chickasaw beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Chickasaw City Elementary School | PK–2 | 331 |
| Chickasaw Intermediate School | 3–6 | 301 |
| Chickasaw Middle School | 7–8 | 143 |
14.2% of the town is conserved land, across 7 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Alabama), ordered by how far Chickasaw is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 4,920 in 1950, a peak of 10,002 in 1960, 6,457 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 5 maps from 1941 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Chickasaw. Close and well known come first.
Big draw7 mi MuseumUSS Alabama
7 mi MuseumUSS Drum
7 mi MuseumBattleship Memorial Park
6 mi Stadium & arenaMobile Civic Center
38 mi MuseumFort Morgan15 mi Ancient siteOld Mobile SiteUSS Alabama: USN, Public domain · USS Drum: Jean-Pierre Martin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Battleship Memorial Park: Rennett Stowe from USA, CC BY 2.0 · Mobile Civic Center: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Morgan: Altairisfar, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Chickasaw, 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 Chickasaw.
Chickasaw has homes that are cheap against local pay and has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Alabama (mostly hurricanes).
Its A+ for the outdoors ranks #1 of 187 in Alabama.
Chickasaw’s trail density is 1.7 miles per square mile. The biggest place to walk is Chickasabogue Park, 184 acres with 5.6 miles of trail. 7.8 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Chickasabogue Park | 5.6 mi | 184 |
| 2. William Brooks Park | 0.6 mi | 13 |
| 3. Paul Devine Park | — | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Each of its 3 graded neighbors has a higher School Grade than its D−, Saraland highest at A+.
Its public schools are run by the Chickasaw City school district. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Alabama Destinations Career Academy, with 1,663 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chickasaw City Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 331 | C |
| Chickasaw City High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 241 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AL on state tests and graduation
30% of adults worry about having enough food in Chickasaw. Chickasaw beats the Alabama average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 20. 18% of adults have diabetes in Chickasaw.
| Chickasaw | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 19% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 12% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 40% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Chickasaw | AL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 15.6% | 9.6% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 30.1% | 19.2% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 15.1% | 9.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
At 1.9 years of the Mobile metro’s $59K median household income, the typical home (about $110K) costs less against local pay than in 94% of Alabama towns; that ratio is one input to its B for cost of living. Home values rose 32% in five years, to about $110K, against 17% across Alabama.
The typical Chickasaw home is worth about $110,000, up 3.9% in a year, 54% below the Alabama typical home. 53% of Chickasaw households own their home.
| Chickasaw | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 53% | 70% | 73% |
| Median rent | $960 a month | $940 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 91% of Alabama towns, with expected losses of about $461 per resident a year; that rating is what its D for hazard risk is built on. 181 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 35 properties have flooded more than once.
The FEMA risk score in Chickasaw is 90 of 100. Since 1978, 181 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Chickasaw.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Within Alabama, it does better than 42% of towns.
| Chickasaw | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.8 per 1,000 residents | 2.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 14.4 per 1,000 residents | 17 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Most working residents leave Chickasaw for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Mobile (48%), Saraland (6%) and Daphne (3%). Half commute less than 9 miles.
| Chickasaw | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $47,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 5.1% | 6.7% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.2% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
January nights average 41.2°, milder than in 95% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.6°.
Chickasaw has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Among 187 Alabama towns, just 6 have a higher January low than Chickasaw. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Chickasaw | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 41°F | 33°F | 22°F |
| July high | 91°F | 91°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
6 within 15 miles of the center of Chickasaw
About 5 of every 100 Chickasaw residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Alabama.
Where Chickasaw’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Alabama, United States
Chickasaw is a city in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 6,457, up from 6,106 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Mobile metropolitan area.
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3 towns share a border with Chickasaw.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its D−; Prichard (D−) is closest.
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Chickasaw grades D− overall, better than 2% of U.S. towns and #180 of 187 in Alabama. It grades D for health, C− for safety and D− for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a D−.
Within Alabama, it does better than 42% of towns.
The public schools Chickasaw children attend trail 100% of Alabama districts on state tests and graduation, a D− School Grade.
That is 1.9 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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