Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 93% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. Overall it grades B+, 41st among Alabama's 187 graded towns. It is healthier than 87% of U.S. towns. No town in Alabama scores lower than Spanish Fort on history. The biggest park or preserve is Meaher State Park, at 142 acres. Only 15 of Alabama’s 258 towns score higher on civic life.
Where Spanish Fort beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
6,798 counted in 2010 and 10,049 in 2020; an estimated 11,203 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 11.6% since 2020, after 47.8% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Alabama), ordered by how far Spanish Fort is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,364 in 1970, 10,049 in 2020. The archive holds 22 old photos and papers going back to 1733 and 6 maps from 1921 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Spanish Fort. Close and well known come first.
Big draw9 mi MuseumUSS Alabama
9 mi MuseumUSS Drum
9 mi MuseumBattleship Memorial Park
36 mi MuseumFort Morgan
11 mi Stadium & arenaMobile Civic Center19 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 · Fort Morgan: Altairisfar, Public domain · Mobile Civic Center: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Spanish Fort, 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 Spanish Fort.
Spanish Fort fares better on crime within Alabama than nationally and has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Alabama (mostly hurricanes).
25 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. Spanish Fort’s trail density is 0.7 miles per square mile, above both Alabama’s towns (0.1) and U.S. towns (0.4).
| Spanish Fort | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5% | 1.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Five Rivers Delta Center | 0.6 mi | 87 |
| 2. Town Center Park | 0.4 mi | 3 |
| 3. Meaher State Park | 0.3 mi | 142 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Baldwin County school district. Three of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Spanish Fort High School, with 1,115 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish Fort Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 726 | A+ |
| Spanish Fort High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,115 | A− |
| Rockwell Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 682 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AL on state tests and graduation
Its typical home is the priciest on its borders; Daphne is next at $329K.
The typical Spanish Fort home is worth about $385,000, up 1.1% in a year, 61% above the Alabama typical home. Spanish Fort’s median rent is $1,390 a month, against $940 a month in Alabama’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns.
| Spanish Fort | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,390 a month | $940 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 66% | 70% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 94% of Alabama towns, with expected losses of about $324 per resident a year; that rating is what its D− for hazard risk is built on.
Since 2004, 21 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Spanish Fort.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its widest gap with Alabama is food insecurity: 10% of its 7,606 adults worry about having enough food, against 19.2% statewide.
11% of Spanish Fort adults report frequent physical distress. Spanish Fort beats the Alabama average on 20 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 15% of Spanish Fort adults say their health is fair or poor.
| Spanish Fort | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 24% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 30% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 15% | 12% |
| What stands out | Spanish Fort | AL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10% | 19.2% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.3% | 9.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.2% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
January nights average 40.7°, milder than in 95% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 91°.
Spanish Fort has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Spanish Fort’s January low is 41°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Spanish Fort | 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
Spanish Fort has about as many jobs (4,892) as working residents, but only 357 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 3,686 in 2013 to 4,892.
Most working residents leave Spanish Fort for work: only 8% work in town. 5.8% of residents live below the poverty line in Spanish Fort. Jobs based in Spanish Fort grew to 4,892 in 2023, 1,206 more than in 2013.
| Spanish Fort | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.8% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $99,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 12% | 6.7% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 16.2 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 83% of Alabama’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 198 to 92 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The violent crime rate in Spanish Fort is 0.6 per 1,000 residents.
| Spanish Fort | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.6 per 1,000 residents | 2.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 7.5 per 1,000 residents | 17 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
3 within 15 miles of the center of Spanish Fort
About 6 of every 100 Spanish Fort residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Alabama.
5% of the town is conserved land, across 6 parks and preserves.
City in Alabama, United States
Spanish Fort is a city in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States, located on the eastern shore of Mobile Bay. The 2020 census lists the population of the city as 10,049. It is a suburb of Mobile and is part of the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metropolitan area.
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4 towns share a border with Spanish Fort.
| Town | AL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish Fort | #41 | B+ | B− | B | B+ | A |
| Daphne | #30 | A− | B− | B+ | B+ | A− |
| Loxley | #102 | C− | C+ | C− | B+ | B− |
| Mobile | #169 | D− | C+ | D | C− | C |
| Stapleton | #42 | B+ | A+ | — | B+ | C− |
Stapleton reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Spanish Fort with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Spanish Fort grades B+ overall, better than 67% of U.S. towns and #41 of 187 in Alabama. It grades A for health, B for safety and B+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
That is 4.9 years of the area's median household income ($78,775 across the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, 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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