Best Places to Live in Alabama for Affordable Living

Top 24 places

1. #1GadsdenPopulation 33,881 · mixed overall livability63% match
2. #2MontgomeryPopulation 199,819 · solid overall livability54% match
3. #3MobilePopulation 186,316 · mixed overall livability54% match
4. #4FlorencePopulation 40,781 · mixed overall livability51% match
5. #5EnterprisePopulation 28,513 · mixed overall livability43% match
6. #6AthensPopulation 26,179 · mixed overall livability43% match
7. #7PrattvillePopulation 38,124 · mixed overall livability37% match
8. #8Phenix CityPopulation 38,413 · mixed overall livability34% match
9. #9DothanPopulation 70,699 · mixed overall livability31% match
10. #10DecaturPopulation 57,525 · mixed overall livability31% match
11. #11MadisonPopulation 56,967 · solid overall livability31% match
12. #12BirminghamPopulation 200,431 · mixed overall livability23% match
13. #13AuburnPopulation 76,660 · mixed overall livability23% match
14. #14AlabasterPopulation 33,417 · mixed overall livability23% match
15. #15DaphnePopulation 27,861 · mixed overall livability23% match
16. #16HomewoodPopulation 27,557 · solid overall livability23% match
17. #17BessemerPopulation 25,890 · mixed overall livability23% match
18. #18HuntsvillePopulation 215,025 · mixed overall livability11% match
19. #19TuscaloosaPopulation 105,797 · mixed overall livability11% match
20. #20HooverPopulation 91,995 · mixed overall livability11% match
21. #21Vestavia HillsPopulation 38,600 · solid overall livability11% match
22. #22OpelikaPopulation 31,361 · mixed overall livability11% match
23. #23NorthportPopulation 30,714 · mixed overall livability11% match
24. #24TrussvillePopulation 25,621 · mixed overall livability11% match

Match % is a range-based fit: the share of this profile's weighted factors whose value for a place lands inside the profile's preferred band. It is not an absolute quality score, and very small communities are excluded from this list.

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