Best Places to Live in Alabama for Young Families

Top 24 places

1. #1MadisonPopulation 56,967 · solid overall livability56% match
2. #2PrattvillePopulation 38,124 · mixed overall livability49% match
3. #3MontgomeryPopulation 199,819 · solid overall livability46% match
4. #4Vestavia HillsPopulation 38,600 · solid overall livability44% match
5. #5BirminghamPopulation 200,431 · mixed overall livability41% match
6. #6DothanPopulation 70,699 · mixed overall livability41% match
7. #7HuntsvillePopulation 215,025 · mixed overall livability39% match
8. #8AuburnPopulation 76,660 · mixed overall livability39% match
9. #9Phenix CityPopulation 38,413 · mixed overall livability39% match
10. #10AlabasterPopulation 33,417 · mixed overall livability39% match
11. #11OpelikaPopulation 31,361 · mixed overall livability39% match
12. #12NorthportPopulation 30,714 · mixed overall livability39% match
13. #13TrussvillePopulation 25,621 · mixed overall livability39% match
14. #14HooverPopulation 91,995 · mixed overall livability34% match
15. #15HomewoodPopulation 27,557 · solid overall livability34% match
16. #16BessemerPopulation 25,890 · mixed overall livability34% match
17. #17MobilePopulation 186,316 · mixed overall livability29% match
18. #18TuscaloosaPopulation 105,797 · mixed overall livability29% match
19. #19DecaturPopulation 57,525 · mixed overall livability29% match
20. #20FlorencePopulation 40,781 · mixed overall livability29% match
21. #21EnterprisePopulation 28,513 · mixed overall livability29% match
22. #22AthensPopulation 26,179 · mixed overall livability29% match
23. #23DaphnePopulation 27,861 · mixed overall livability27% match
24. #24GadsdenPopulation 33,881 · mixed overall livability12% 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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