Best Places to Live in Alabama for Outdoor Lovers

Top 24 places

1. #1HomewoodPopulation 27,557 · solid overall livability82% match
2. #2BessemerPopulation 25,890 · mixed overall livability82% match
3. #3AlabasterPopulation 33,417 · mixed overall livability74% match
4. #4TrussvillePopulation 25,621 · mixed overall livability72% match
5. #5DaphnePopulation 27,861 · mixed overall livability69% match
6. #6Vestavia HillsPopulation 38,600 · solid overall livability67% match
7. #7BirminghamPopulation 200,431 · mixed overall livability56% match
8. #8HooverPopulation 91,995 · mixed overall livability56% match
9. #9AthensPopulation 26,179 · mixed overall livability54% match
10. #10TuscaloosaPopulation 105,797 · mixed overall livability46% match
11. #11PrattvillePopulation 38,124 · mixed overall livability46% match
12. #12DothanPopulation 70,699 · mixed overall livability44% match
13. #13MobilePopulation 186,316 · mixed overall livability41% match
14. #14HuntsvillePopulation 215,025 · mixed overall livability38% match
15. #15MadisonPopulation 56,967 · solid overall livability38% match
16. #16EnterprisePopulation 28,513 · mixed overall livability38% match
17. #17MontgomeryPopulation 199,819 · solid overall livability36% match
18. #18FlorencePopulation 40,781 · mixed overall livability36% match
19. #19GadsdenPopulation 33,881 · mixed overall livability36% match
20. #20NorthportPopulation 30,714 · mixed overall livability36% match
21. #21AuburnPopulation 76,660 · mixed overall livability33% match
22. #22Phenix CityPopulation 38,413 · mixed overall livability33% match
23. #23OpelikaPopulation 31,361 · mixed overall livability33% match
24. #24DecaturPopulation 57,525 · mixed overall livability21% 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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