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Smithtown

Mobile · Caution

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52out of 100

Caution

Overall safety score

“Go with care. Smithtown is an established residential neighborhood in Mobile with strong local roots, but visitors should exercise caution due to elevated property crime and sporadic violent offenses in the surrounding urban core. Daytime visits for specific community destinations or passing through to downtown are generally uneventful if standard urban precautions are observed.”
— Gogo, on Smithtown

Walk score

51/100

Bike score

46/100

Recent local news: Mobile city initiatives have focused ongoing blight-reduction and infrastructure repair programs across urban-core neighborhoods including the Smithtown and Lyons Park sectors.

About the area

Historic ResidentialQuietCar-DependentUrban Core

Smithtown is a historic, primarily residential urban neighborhood located just northwest of Downtown Mobile. The area is characterized by modest mid-century single-family homes, local churches, and quiet side streets adjacent to the Mobile medical district. While close to Mobile's cultural hub, the neighborhood experiences socioeconomic challenges typical of older urban-fringe communities.

Scores are safety-driven: recent crime levels and local news, plus Census data on income and poverty, housing, education and household make-up, and access to vehicles, internet and health coverage. Walk and bike scores are shown separately and do not affect the safety score. A guide, not a guarantee. Neighborhood outlines come from official city and US Census boundary data.

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