Best Places to Live in Alabama for Retirees

Top 24 places

1. #1MontgomeryPopulation 199,819 · solid overall livability59% match
2. #2MobilePopulation 186,316 · mixed overall livability56% match
3. #3DaphnePopulation 27,861 · mixed overall livability56% match
4. #4PrattvillePopulation 38,124 · mixed overall livability54% match
5. #5DothanPopulation 70,699 · mixed overall livability46% match
6. #6EnterprisePopulation 28,513 · mixed overall livability46% match
7. #7HuntsvillePopulation 215,025 · mixed overall livability36% match
8. #8DecaturPopulation 57,525 · mixed overall livability36% match
9. #9FlorencePopulation 40,781 · mixed overall livability36% match
10. #10AlabasterPopulation 33,417 · mixed overall livability36% match
11. #11AthensPopulation 26,179 · mixed overall livability36% match
12. #12MadisonPopulation 56,967 · solid overall livability33% match
13. #13BirminghamPopulation 200,431 · mixed overall livability26% match
14. #14TuscaloosaPopulation 105,797 · mixed overall livability26% match
15. #15Phenix CityPopulation 38,413 · mixed overall livability26% match
16. #16GadsdenPopulation 33,881 · mixed overall livability26% match
17. #17OpelikaPopulation 31,361 · mixed overall livability26% match
18. #18NorthportPopulation 30,714 · mixed overall livability26% match
19. #19BessemerPopulation 25,890 · mixed overall livability26% match
20. #20HooverPopulation 91,995 · mixed overall livability10% match
21. #21AuburnPopulation 76,660 · mixed overall livability10% match
22. #22Vestavia HillsPopulation 38,600 · solid overall livability10% match
23. #23HomewoodPopulation 27,557 · solid overall livability10% match
24. #24TrussvillePopulation 25,621 · mixed overall livability10% match

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