Data-Driven Rankings
City Rankings
Discover top cities ranked by livability, business climate, affordability, and growth potential.
| Rank | City | Cost Index | Avg Salary | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vestavia Hills
Alabama
|
110 | $105k |
92.4
|
| 2 |
Madison
Alabama
|
103 | $90k |
91.0
|
| 3 |
Homewood
Alabama
|
104 | $79k |
89.0
|
| 4 |
Hoover
Alabama
|
96 | $78k |
88.1
|
| 5 |
Huntsville
Alabama
|
92 | $69k |
86.2
|
| 6 |
Alabaster
Alabama
|
97 | $82k |
86.1
|
| 7 |
Prattville
Alabama
|
95 | $72k |
85.4
|
| 8 |
Auburn
Alabama
|
94 | $65k |
84.9
|
| 9 |
Anchorage
Alaska
|
119 | $84k |
84.8
|
| 10 |
Juneau
Alaska
|
127 | $86k |
82.5
|
| 11 |
Tuscaloosa
Alabama
|
91 | $62k |
82.3
|
| 12 |
Opelika
Alabama
|
91 | $60k |
80.8
|
| 13 |
Northport
Alabama
|
90 | $62k |
79.6
|
| 14 |
Birmingham
Alabama
|
89 | $61k |
78.4
|
| 15 |
Fairbanks
Alaska
|
111 | $71k |
76.2
|
| 16 |
Montgomery
Alabama
|
87 | $56k |
75.1
|
| 17 |
Enterprise
Alabama
|
87 | $55k |
74.4
|
| 18 |
Mobile
Alabama
|
89 | $58k |
73.8
|
| 19 |
Dothan
Alabama
|
86 | $54k |
72.5
|
| 20 |
Decatur
Alabama
|
84 | $52k |
70.9
|
| 21 |
Florence
Alabama
|
82 | $49k |
69.5
|
| 22 |
Phenix City
Alabama
|
81 | $47k |
68.2
|
| 23 |
Gadsden
Alabama
|
80 | $44k |
65.8
|
| Rank | City | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Huntsville
Alabama
|
90.1
|
| 2 |
Madison
Alabama
|
89.4
|
| 3 |
Vestavia Hills
Alabama
|
88.8
|
| 4 |
Hoover
Alabama
|
85.5
|
| 5 |
Homewood
Alabama
|
84.9
|
| 6 |
Prattville
Alabama
|
84.0
|
| 7 |
Alabaster
Alabama
|
83.8
|
| 8 |
Auburn
Alabama
|
83.2
|
| 9 |
Anchorage
Alaska
|
82.0
|
| 10 |
Tuscaloosa
Alabama
|
81.1
|
| Rank | City | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vestavia Hills
Alabama
|
93.6
|
| 2 |
Madison
Alabama
|
92.1
|
| 3 |
Homewood
Alabama
|
90.2
|
| 4 |
Hoover
Alabama
|
89.0
|
| 5 |
Alabaster
Alabama
|
87.2
|
| 6 |
Anchorage
Alaska
|
87.2
|
| 7 |
Auburn
Alabama
|
86.0
|
| 8 |
Prattville
Alabama
|
86.0
|
| 9 |
Huntsville
Alabama
|
85.0
|
| 10 |
Juneau
Alaska
|
85.0
|
| Rank | City | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gadsden
Alabama
|
88.3
|
| 2 |
Huntsville
Alabama
|
88.0
|
| 3 |
Phenix City
Alabama
|
87.1
|
| 4 |
Florence
Alabama
|
86.9
|
| 5 |
Dothan
Alabama
|
86.1
|
| 6 |
Montgomery
Alabama
|
85.5
|
| 7 |
Enterprise
Alabama
|
85.5
|
| 8 |
Tuscaloosa
Alabama
|
85.2
|
| 9 |
Decatur
Alabama
|
84.8
|
| 10 |
Mobile
Alabama
|
84.3
|
| Rank | City | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Huntsville
Alabama
|
91.0
|
| 2 |
Madison
Alabama
|
90.5
|
| 3 |
Auburn
Alabama
|
88.0
|
| 4 |
Vestavia Hills
Alabama
|
87.9
|
| 5 |
Hoover
Alabama
|
86.4
|
| 6 |
Prattville
Alabama
|
84.8
|
| 7 |
Alabaster
Alabama
|
84.7
|
| 8 |
Homewood
Alabama
|
83.5
|
| 9 |
Tuscaloosa
Alabama
|
80.0
|
| 10 |
Opelika
Alabama
|
79.8
|
Methodology
How We Rank Cities
Rankings are based on a weighted composite of cost of living, income potential, safety, healthcare access, climate, and overall quality of life indicators. Each city is scored from 0-100 across multiple dimensions, with data sourced from public databases and updated regularly. Higher scores indicate better performance in each category.