Best places to live in Alabama
2 Alabama metros scored on the default family weighting — schools and safety heaviest, then affordability, climate, college pipeline and jobs. Change the weights on the ranking engine to see your own order.
Who lives in Alabama
Population-weighted racial and ethnic composition across the 2 tracked Alabama metros, from Census ACS table B03002.
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 61.8%
- Hispanic or Latino
- 6.3%
- Black (non-Hispanic)
- 26.1%
- Asian (non-Hispanic)
- 1.8%
- Other or two or more
- 4%
Diversity index 68/100 — how evenly the population is spread across these groups. It is descriptive, not a judgement: weight it up, down or to zero on the ranking engine.
| # | Metro | Score | US rank | Typical home | Schools | Safety | Climate | Diversity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntsville | 65.9 | #5 of 103 | $317k | 73 | 50 | 31° / 90° | 67 |
| 2 | Birmingham | 49.7 | #55 of 103 | $264k | 39 | 50 | 33° / 91° | 68 |
Figures are compiled estimates. Methodology and sources.