Best Places to Live in Alabama for Walkable City Living

Top 24 places

1. #1HomewoodPopulation 27,557 · solid overall livability83% match
2. #2HuntsvillePopulation 215,025 · mixed overall livability81% match
3. #3MontgomeryPopulation 199,819 · solid overall livability81% match
4. #4BirminghamPopulation 200,431 · mixed overall livability69% match
5. #5MobilePopulation 186,316 · mixed overall livability69% match
6. #6DothanPopulation 70,699 · mixed overall livability69% match
7. #7AthensPopulation 26,179 · mixed overall livability64% match
8. #8NorthportPopulation 30,714 · mixed overall livability61% match
9. #9HooverPopulation 91,995 · mixed overall livability58% match
10. #10AuburnPopulation 76,660 · mixed overall livability58% match
11. #11MadisonPopulation 56,967 · solid overall livability58% match
12. #12Phenix CityPopulation 38,413 · mixed overall livability53% match
13. #13BessemerPopulation 25,890 · mixed overall livability53% match
14. #14TuscaloosaPopulation 105,797 · mixed overall livability47% match
15. #15DecaturPopulation 57,525 · mixed overall livability47% match
16. #16Vestavia HillsPopulation 38,600 · solid overall livability47% match
17. #17PrattvillePopulation 38,124 · mixed overall livability42% match
18. #18AlabasterPopulation 33,417 · mixed overall livability42% match
19. #19OpelikaPopulation 31,361 · mixed overall livability42% match
20. #20EnterprisePopulation 28,513 · mixed overall livability42% match
21. #21DaphnePopulation 27,861 · mixed overall livability42% match
22. #22FlorencePopulation 40,781 · mixed overall livability31% match
23. #23GadsdenPopulation 33,881 · mixed overall livability31% match
24. #24TrussvillePopulation 25,621 · mixed overall livability28% 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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