Arab ranks #2 in Alabama for graduation rate
Arab is ranked on 36 lists against the 196 Alabama towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 5.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every AL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Arab marked.
Cooler summers than 97% of Alabama
Not better or worse, just Arab’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Arab lands in the top half on 17 of 24 lists
Each dot is Arab’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in AL, the right end is last. Areas where Arab does best come first.
2 spots from the top 25 for kids’ library use
Lists where Arab sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Every AL list, and where Arab lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Health
Healthiest#1 Mountain Brook · 99 / 100
#88
Lowest obesity#1 Mountain Brook · 27%
#38
Fewest smokers#1 Mountain Brook · 7%
#86
Most active#1 Mountain Brook · 15%
#85
Fewest uninsured#1 Mountain Brook · 4%
#48
Lowest depression#1 Brighton · 20%
#166
Closest to a top hospital#1 Enterprise · 0.7 mi
#189 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Orange Beach · 49.8%
#90
Most new homes#1 Triana · 47.2 per 1,000
#52
S
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Sheffield · +87.7%
#36
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Chickasaw · 31.9 per home
#21 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Brighton · 1.1 yrs
#119
Cheapest rent#1 Eutaw · $442/mo
#32
Lowest property tax#1 Holt · $223/yr
#104
Rent easiest to afford#1 Muscle Shoals · 26.1%
People
Most educated#1 Mountain Brook · 88.6%
#79
Youngest#1 Livingston · 20.7
#45
Oldest#1 Centre · 59.3
#152
Most residents 65+#1 Centre · 38%
#136
Most kids#1 East Brewton · 38.3%
#30 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Pelham · 36.7%
#81
Most trails#1 Pelham · 2.5 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Brighton · 159 / sq mi
#65 Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Orange Beach · 14.7 per resident
#51
Most library borrowing#1 Mountain Brook · 19.9 per resident
#31
Best libraries for kids#1 Orange Beach · 52.8 per child
#27 
Safety
Safest#1 Southside · 5.8
#89 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Jackson · 14.1 min
#166 
The number on the right is Arab’s spot. All of Alabama’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every AL list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.