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Gulf Shores

Gulf Shores, Alabama crime and tract data guide. Read the citywide pattern first, then move into tract pages and comparison pages to see where the local differences are most pronounced.

Population
15,366
Gulf Shores covered by 5 underlying areas.
Violent crime
2.6 / 1k
Violent crime has increased 18% since 2021.
Property crime
19.2 / 1k
Property crime has declined 35% since 2021.
Market rent
$1,412
Market rent has increased 7% since 2023. Rent here is ZIP-derived market context.
Signals

What Gulf Shores is signaling right now

City-level signals summarize safety, market pressure, quality, and upside without loading the application bundle.

Safety

0/100

Scores in the 0th percentile for lower violent crime relative to its peer set. Higher scores indicate safer conditions based on the current violent-crime rate.

Momentum

50/100

Development activity lands around the 50th percentile once permit intensity is normalized by household base — a forward-looking signal for neighborhood improvement trajectory.

Quality

80/100

Retail discovery mix places this area around the 80th percentile — curated premium-versus-value retail tagging, openings, and category mix are used to summarize commercial quality.

Investor Upside

64/100

Forward-looking composite places this area in the 64th percentile — a weighted blend of development momentum and retail quality signaling medium-term investment potential.

Benchmarks

Gulf Shores compared with Alabama

Gulf Shores city pages are rolled up from tract-level metrics, then linked into tract pages and city comparison reads so you can move from the citywide pattern into the places driving it.

Violent Crime

2.6 / 1k

4.1 / 1k state · 4.0 / 1k national

Property Crime

19.2 / 1k

22.0 / 1k state · 19.6 / 1k national

Market Rent (ZIP-derived)

$1,412

$1,422 state

Permits 12M

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