Mobile County, Alabama: roof stress score 42.5 of 100

Mobile County ranks #703 of 1,113 scored counties (moderate stress) and #10 of 21 in Alabama. Mobile County homes: 79.6% predate 2000, median year 1979. Hail in Mobile County (1 inch or more): 1.9 days a year. Permits in Mobile County ran 54.8 per 1,000 homes, 2014 to 2025.

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Inputs behind the 42.5

InputMobile CountyMedianStress percentileIn AL
Homes built before 2000 79.6%80.4% 47 69
Severe hail days per year 1.92.0 46 83
New-home permits per 1,000 homes (inverted) 54.835.5 35 31

Average of 47, 46 and 35: 42.5

Mobile County on age: 79.6% of homes were built before 2000. Mobile County on hail: 21 severe days over 11 full years, 3 at the 2025 peak. Mobile County on building: 54.8 permits per 1,000 homes; median 35.5.

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Mobile County hail days: NOAA 1 inch+ reports

Mobile County homes by decade built

185,413 housing units by decade built 4.0% pre-1940 4.8% 1940s 10.3% 1950s 12.2% 1960s 20.2% 1970s 15.6% 1980s 12.5% 1990s 12.4% 2000s 7.6% 2010s 0.4% 2020+
185,413 housing units by decade built
pre-19404.0%
1940s4.8%
1950s10.3%
1960s12.2%
1970s20.2%
1980s15.6%
1990s12.5%
2000s12.4%
2010s7.6%
2020+0.4%

185,413 housing units. Biggest slice: 1970s, 20.2%. Before 1980: 51.5%. Since 2010: 8.0%.

New-home permits in Mobile County

10,166 single-family permits by year 746 14 648 15 754 16 660 17 763 18 739 19 934 20 970 21 738 22 851 23 1377 24 986 25
10,166 single-family permits by year
14746
15648
16754
17660
18763
19739
20934
21970
22738
23851
241377
25986

Mobile County issued 10,166 single-family permits, equal to 5.5% of its 185,413 housing units. Pace: about 1071 a year lately, up from 716 a year at the start. Peak: 1377 permits in 2024.

Severe hail days in Mobile County, by year

Mobile County severe days per year 2 14 2 15 2 16 3 17 1 18 1 19 1 20 2 22 3 23 1 24 3 25
Mobile County severe days per year
142
152
162
173
181
191
201
222
233
241
253

* partial year. Mobile County: severe days in 11 of 11 full years (worst: 2025, 3 days).

Map of 28 hail reports in Mobile County

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Dots mark reports, not storm paths.

Mobile County among Alabama counties

CountyScorePre-2000Hail daysPermitsGap
Jefferson County50.880.1%2.657.8+8.3
Mobile County42.579.6%1.954.8-0.0
Etowah County40.882.8%1.227.4-1.7

3 published. Mobile County on the Alabama map

Counties scoring near 42.5

CountyRankScoreGap
Ector County, TX#68543.3+0.8
Will County, IL#68943.2+0.7
Smith County, TX#69942.9+0.4
Forrest County, MS#71342.1-0.4
El Paso County, CO#72741.2-1.3
Tarrant County, TX#72841.1-1.4

Why Mobile County lands at 42.5

Mobile County: housing age pulls hardest, at the 47th percentile. Age stands at 47, hail at 46, renewal at 35. Your house may differ: the score of Mobile County is not a verdict on one roof.

Mobile County next steps

  1. Check an address in Mobile County: hail check.
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  3. Claim clock after a Mobile County storm: deadlines and date calculator.
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Mobile County data: NOAA (21 severe days), Census ACS (185,413 homes), Census BPS (10,166 permits). Method, limits and common questions