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Alabama state guide
Compare large Alabama cities by 2025 Census population, young-grad fit, BLS state unemployment, schooling access, cost pressure, commute, and safety-check notes. The current Alabama subset includes 109 South city pages with a combined 2025 population estimate of 2,798,526.
What the current Alabama catalog shows
Triana, Alabama has the strongest verified population-growth signal in this Alabama subset at +81.27% since the 2020 estimates base. Rainsville, Alabama has the lowest ACS rent-to-income baseline among the matched catalog cities at 8.4%. These figures describe the WhereToLive.us city subset, not a statewide average.
Median of matched city ACS gross-rent estimates; not a statewide rent.
Median of matched city ACS household-income estimates; not a statewide income.
Median of matched city ACS owner-occupied home values.
Madison, Alabama leads this subset at 84/100.
Median of matched city approximate ACS commute estimates.
| City | Catalog | Grad fit | Median rent | Median income | 2025 population | City unemployment | Growth | Jobs | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville, Alabama | #100 | 74/100 | $1,171 | $74,714 | 233,627 | 4.1% | +8.67% | cautious | rent watch |
| Mobile, Alabama | Alabama coverage | 58/100 | $1,068 | $53,558 | 200,824 | 5.6% | -2.94% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Birmingham, Alabama | Alabama coverage | 55/100 | $1,107 | $46,051 | 195,893 | 5.8% | -2.29% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Montgomery, Alabama | Alabama coverage | 59/100 | $1,089 | $56,811 | 195,300 | 6.4% | -2.63% | competitive | rent watch |
| Tuscaloosa, Alabama | Alabama coverage | 76/100 | $1,055 | $51,464 | 114,316 | 7.7% | +13.18% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Hoover, Alabama | Alabama coverage | 72/100 | $1,457 | $109,253 | 93,550 | 3.5% | +1.12% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Auburn, Alabama | Alabama coverage | 81/100 | $1,098 | $63,668 | 85,113 | 3.2% | +11.06% | competitive | rent watch |
| Dothan, Alabama | Alabama coverage | 65/100 | $960 | $55,792 | 72,060 | 4.3% | +1.40% | competitive | rent watch |
| Madison, Alabama | Alabama coverage | 84/100 | $1,453 | $134,655 | 67,968 | 2.2% | +19.43% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Decatur, Alabama | Alabama coverage | 65/100 | $896 | $61,563 | 58,056 | 4.5% | +1.29% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Florence, Alabama | 2025 population #975 | 73/100 | $820 | $52,174 | 42,581 | 6.3% | +5.98% | competitive | rent watch |
| Prattville, Alabama | 2025 population #1027 | 74/100 | $1,313 | $81,337 | 40,582 | 1.8% | +7.57% | competitive | rent watch |
| Phenix City, Alabama | 2025 population #1089 | 57/100 | $967 | $50,053 | 38,344 | 5.4% | -1.25% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Vestavia Hills, Alabama | 2025 population #1092 | 69/100 | $1,515 | $134,369 | 38,306 | 1.9% | -2.43% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Opelika, Alabama | 2025 population #1153 | 79/100 | $950 | $65,004 | 35,765 | 5.6% | +15.30% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Alabaster, Alabama | 2025 population #1195 | 73/100 | $1,372 | $91,357 | 34,748 | 2.5% | +4.22% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Athens, Alabama | 2025 population #1215 | 79/100 | $899 | $69,922 | 34,209 | 3.1% | +34.58% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Gadsden, Alabama | 2025 population #1246 | 57/100 | $808 | $40,345 | 33,367 | 7.2% | -1.60% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Northport, Alabama | 2025 population #1307 | 71/100 | $982 | $80,913 | 31,648 | 5.7% | +1.45% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Daphne, Alabama | 2025 population #1318 | 79/100 | $1,388 | $87,250 | 31,396 | 2.3% | +13.98% | competitive | rent watch |
| Enterprise, Alabama | 2025 population #1325 | 75/100 | $1,098 | $73,125 | 31,211 | 5.4% | +8.74% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Foley, Alabama | 2025 population #1354 | 70/100 | $1,242 | $66,336 | 30,354 | 3.5% | +46.55% | competitive | rent watch |
| Homewood, Alabama | 2025 population #1435 | 77/100 | $1,463 | $94,485 | 28,118 | 2.3% | +6.44% | competitive | rent watch |
| Trussville, Alabama | 2025 population #1476 | 73/100 | $1,711 | $123,275 | 27,273 | 1.2% | +4.31% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Fairhope, Alabama | 2025 population #1514 | 80/100 | $1,689 | $94,274 | 26,625 | 3.5% | +16.57% | competitive | rent watch |
| Pelham, Alabama | 2025 population #1573 | 73/100 | $1,577 | $101,094 | 25,664 | 2.0% | +6.22% | competitive | rent watch |
| Bessemer, Alabama | 2025 population #1625 | 50/100 | $961 | $39,613 | 24,984 | 8.6% | -3.87% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Albertville, Alabama | 2025 population #1682 | 70/100 | $872 | $56,099 | 23,710 | 6.0% | +5.90% | competitive | rent watch |
| Helena, Alabama | 2025 population #1704 | 77/100 | $1,574 | $115,139 | 23,388 | 2.0% | +5.53% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Oxford, Alabama | 2025 population #1783 | 64/100 | $925 | $74,268 | 22,199 | 5.5% | +0.33% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Mountain Brook, Alabama | 2025 population #1815 | 66/100 | $1,456 | $201,479 | 21,661 | 1.2% | -3.94% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Anniston, Alabama | 2025 population #1869 | 58/100 | $799 | $46,668 | 20,930 | 6.4% | -2.89% | competitive | rent watch |
| Cullman, Alabama | 2025 population #1879 | 77/100 | $925 | $61,224 | 20,799 | 2.9% | +13.41% | competitive | rent watch |
| Calera, Alabama | 2025 population #2026 | 75/100 | $1,601 | $87,194 | 18,992 | 2.7% | +15.22% | competitive | rent watch |
| Prichard, Alabama | 2025 population #2039 | 52/100 | $922 | $36,588 | 18,825 | 10.1% | -2.73% | competitive | high rent burden |
| Troy, Alabama | 2025 population #2109 | 69/100 | $922 | $50,717 | 18,022 | 2.7% | +1.63% | competitive | rent watch |
| Chelsea, Alabama | 2025 population #2136 | 80/100 | $1,414 | $115,337 | 17,716 | 3.2% | +17.12% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Muscle Shoals, Alabama | 2025 population #2141 | 74/100 | $1,029 | $75,894 | 17,666 | 2.3% | +8.35% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Millbrook, Alabama | 2025 population #2146 | 73/100 | $1,111 | $70,313 | 17,623 | 6.6% | +6.64% | competitive | rent watch |
| Gulf Shores, Alabama | 2025 population #2170 | 75/100 | $1,483 | $78,188 | 17,394 | 2.4% | +14.74% | competitive | rent watch |
| Saraland, Alabama | 2025 population #2247 | 64/100 | $1,060 | $61,509 | 16,652 | 3.6% | +1.91% | competitive | rent watch |
| Gardendale, Alabama | 2025 population #2267 | 65/100 | $1,299 | $82,192 | 16,425 | 3.4% | +0.01% | competitive | rent watch |
| Hartselle, Alabama | 2025 population #2283 | 69/100 | $804 | $76,290 | 16,312 | 3.1% | +4.71% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Hueytown, Alabama | 2025 population #2295 | 53/100 | $1,304 | $62,784 | 16,159 | 8.6% | -3.89% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Scottsboro, Alabama | 2025 population #2302 | 66/100 | $830 | $53,929 | 16,123 | 3.5% | +3.43% | competitive | rent watch |
| Selma, Alabama | 2025 population #2305 | 51/100 | $713 | $33,197 | 16,077 | 14.0% | -10.53% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Center Point, Alabama | 2025 population #2362 | 52/100 | $1,218 | $56,417 | 15,538 | 8.1% | -4.99% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Fort Payne, Alabama | 2025 population #2391 | 68/100 | $679 | $47,479 | 15,189 | 5.0% | +2.26% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Talladega, Alabama | 2025 population #2422 | 54/100 | $776 | $44,198 | 14,840 | 12.6% | -6.31% | competitive | rent watch |
| Jasper, Alabama | 2025 population #2453 | 66/100 | $721 | $66,238 | 14,585 | 3.5% | -0.07% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Alexander City, Alabama | 2025 population #2465 | 60/100 | $721 | $47,022 | 14,515 | 6.4% | -2.30% | competitive | rent watch |
| Jacksonville, Alabama | 2025 population #2481 | 66/100 | $820 | $51,814 | 14,400 | 7.5% | +0.11% | competitive | rent watch |
| Pell City, Alabama | 2025 population #2493 | 73/100 | $1,099 | $68,638 | 14,320 | 7.4% | +10.87% | competitive | rent watch |
| Ozark, Alabama | 2025 population #2496 | 63/100 | $694 | $48,944 | 14,269 | 9.1% | -0.65% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Moody, Alabama | 2025 population #2589 | 67/100 | $1,553 | $86,627 | 13,559 | 5.7% | +2.81% | competitive | rent watch |
| Irondale, Alabama | 2025 population #2593 | 68/100 | $1,320 | $72,343 | 13,545 | 8.5% | +0.64% | competitive | rent watch |
| Leeds, Alabama | 2025 population #2699 | 65/100 | $1,058 | $69,737 | 12,831 | 2.6% | +3.57% | competitive | rent watch |
| Eufaula, Alabama | 2025 population #2767 | 60/100 | $698 | $47,392 | 12,437 | 5.6% | -3.47% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Sylacauga, Alabama | 2025 population #2825 | 57/100 | $773 | $50,017 | 12,055 | 6.7% | -4.07% | competitive | rent watch |
| Pike Road, Alabama | 2025 population #2845 | 83/100 | $1,653 | $117,091 | 11,899 | 0.5% | +26.10% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Spanish Fort, Alabama | 2025 population #2960 | 81/100 | $1,390 | $99,346 | 11,203 | 4.4% | +11.57% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Russellville, Alabama | 2025 population #3025 | 63/100 | $685 | $58,231 | 10,904 | 4.9% | +0.36% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Boaz, Alabama | 2025 population #3085 | 70/100 | $663 | $49,846 | 10,619 | 2.1% | +5.11% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Rainbow City, Alabama | 2025 population #3124 | 60/100 | $1,048 | $56,398 | 10,406 | 10.3% | +1.88% | competitive | rent watch |
| Valley, Alabama | 2025 population #3150 | 57/100 | $1,016 | $51,661 | 10,294 | 3.5% | -1.35% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Clay, Alabama | 2025 population #3171 | 49/100 | $2,240 | $81,920 | 10,198 | 4.6% | -0.90% | competitive | high rent burden |
| Southside, Alabama | 2025 population #3280 | 64/100 | $1,184 | $76,487 | 9,718 | 2.9% | +2.92% | competitive | rent watch |
| Fairfield, Alabama | 2025 population #3325 | 53/100 | $1,008 | $48,456 | 9,483 | 6.5% | -5.25% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Sheffield, Alabama | 2025 population #3346 | 60/100 | $829 | $39,733 | 9,416 | 5.2% | +0.26% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Guntersville, Alabama | 2025 population #3348 | 78/100 | $842 | $67,929 | 9,394 | 3.1% | +9.79% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Pleasant Grove, Alabama | 2025 population #3367 | 55/100 | $1,400 | $70,317 | 9,346 | 1.7% | -2.10% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Tuscumbia, Alabama | 2025 population #3371 | 68/100 | $748 | $59,143 | 9,332 | 1.7% | +3.29% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Fultondale, Alabama | 2025 population #3376 | 61/100 | $1,269 | $73,575 | 9,307 | 3.3% | -2.30% | competitive | rent watch |
| Clanton, Alabama | 2025 population #3384 | 69/100 | $869 | $47,520 | 9,289 | 7.1% | +6.31% | competitive | rent watch |
| Arab, Alabama | 2025 population #3452 | 72/100 | $718 | $64,333 | 9,061 | 3.2% | +7.37% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Orange Beach, Alabama | 2025 population #3523 | 76/100 | $1,576 | $97,736 | 8,798 | 3.8% | +8.66% | competitive | rent watch |
| Andalusia, Alabama | 2025 population #3530 | 62/100 | $730 | $42,611 | 8,763 | 6.7% | -0.79% | competitive | rent watch |
| Tuskegee, Alabama | 2025 population #3556 | 54/100 | $757 | $38,000 | 8,644 | 10.8% | -7.88% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Bay Minette, Alabama | 2025 population #3581 | 67/100 | $782 | $44,523 | 8,555 | 7.2% | +5.05% | competitive | rent watch |
| Atmore, Alabama | 2025 population #3640 | 57/100 | $777 | $38,862 | 8,360 | 18.2% | -0.38% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Lincoln, Alabama | 2025 population #3714 | 73/100 | $919 | $57,145 | 8,110 | 3.5% | +18.43% | competitive | rent watch |
| Montevallo, Alabama | 2025 population #3783 | 76/100 | $956 | $56,626 | 7,872 | 7.2% | +8.88% | competitive | rent watch |
| Pinson, Alabama | 2025 population #3795 | 56/100 | $1,509 | $76,410 | 7,830 | 6.1% | -1.87% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Robertsdale, Alabama | 2025 population #3817 | 73/100 | $996 | $59,152 | 7,761 | 0.3% | +15.77% | competitive | rent watch |
| Wetumpka, Alabama | 2025 population #3885 | 60/100 | $1,140 | $57,763 | 7,535 | 8.9% | +1.56% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Margaret, Alabama | 2025 population #4021 | 74/100 | $1,117 | $101,802 | 7,149 | 1.6% | +38.06% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Oneonta, Alabama | 2025 population #4062 | 63/100 | $638 | $53,980 | 7,022 | 1.8% | +1.18% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Greenville, Alabama | 2025 population #4103 | 55/100 | $730 | $40,822 | 6,912 | 6.6% | -6.16% | competitive | rent watch |
| Satsuma, Alabama | 2025 population #4123 | 65/100 | $1,300 | $101,042 | 6,851 | 5.0% | +1.32% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Lanett, Alabama | 2025 population #4142 | 57/100 | $940 | $42,357 | 6,781 | 7.3% | -2.67% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Hamilton, Alabama | 2025 population #4149 | 59/100 | $599 | $54,871 | 6,769 | 3.9% | -4.30% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Opp, Alabama | 2025 population #4162 | 60/100 | $720 | $41,347 | 6,738 | 5.2% | -0.46% | competitive | rent watch |
| Demopolis, Alabama | 2025 population #4187 | 50/100 | $692 | $34,802 | 6,641 | 1.7% | -7.35% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Semmes, Alabama | 2025 population #4327 | 74/100 | $1,057 | $66,417 | 6,259 | 6.8% | +20.97% | competitive | rent watch |
| Chickasaw, Alabama | 2025 population #4358 | 53/100 | $960 | $46,559 | 6,166 | 4.6% | -4.67% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Loxley, Alabama | 2025 population #4368 | 73/100 | ACS pending | $108,488 | 6,131 | 1.4% | +72.51% | competitive | watch rent |
| Odenville, Alabama | 2025 population #4407 | 69/100 | $1,581 | $70,296 | 6,023 | 3.3% | +22.29% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Rainsville, Alabama | 2025 population #4409 | 79/100 | $519 | $74,046 | 6,020 | 1.0% | +9.16% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Attalla, Alabama | 2025 population #4508 | 63/100 | $743 | $59,215 | 5,807 | 5.5% | -0.62% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Monroeville, Alabama | 2025 population #4529 | 57/100 | $577 | $32,513 | 5,758 | 11.3% | -3.73% | competitive | rent watch |
| Tarrant, Alabama | 2025 population #4575 | 47/100 | $985 | $42,070 | 5,639 | 7.2% | -5.43% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Headland, Alabama | 2025 population #4593 | 79/100 | $822 | $79,063 | 5,603 | 1.5% | +13.03% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Springville, Alabama | 2025 population #4596 | 80/100 | $834 | $84,231 | 5,597 | 3.2% | +17.19% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Smiths Station, Alabama | 2025 population #4597 | 65/100 | $1,012 | $64,669 | 5,596 | 2.0% | +2.74% | competitive | rent watch |
| Roanoke, Alabama | 2025 population #4671 | 67/100 | $666 | $47,105 | 5,440 | 3.4% | +2.35% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Glencoe, Alabama | 2025 population #4675 | 64/100 | $736 | $68,517 | 5,426 | 3.2% | +0.87% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Triana, Alabama | 2025 population #4764 | 79/100 | $1,729 | $110,100 | 5,244 | 4.4% | +81.27% | competitive | rent watch |
| Brewton, Alabama | 2025 population #4831 | 61/100 | $695 | $50,721 | 5,113 | 4.3% | -3.02% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Columbiana, Alabama | 2025 population #4835 | 75/100 | $940 | $80,546 | 5,106 | 5.0% | +14.15% | competitive | rent-friendly |