How Clanton compares across Alabama
Clanton is ranked on 34 lists against the 196 Alabama towns with 2,500+ residents.
Steadier prices than 80% of Alabama
Not better or worse, just Clanton’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Clanton lands in the top half on 10 of 23 lists
Each dot is Clanton’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in AL, the right end is last. Areas where Clanton does best come first.
The lists Clanton does best on
Each list ranks every AL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Clanton marked.
Every AL list, and where Clanton lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Orange Beach · 49.8%
#133
Most new homes#1 Triana · 47.2 per 1,000
#47
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Fastest-rising home prices#1 Sheffield · +87.7%
#127
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Chickasaw · 31.9 per home
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Jackson · 14.1 min
#64 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Brighton · 1.1 yrs
#80
Cheapest rent#1 Eutaw · $442/mo
#76
Lowest property tax#1 Holt · $223/yr
#94
Rent easiest to afford#1 Muscle Shoals · 26.1%
#15 Health
Healthiest#1 Mountain Brook · 99 / 100
#114
Lowest obesity#1 Mountain Brook · 27%
#101
Fewest smokers#1 Mountain Brook · 7%
#86
Most active#1 Mountain Brook · 15%
#110
Fewest uninsured#1 Mountain Brook · 4%
#109
Lowest depression#1 Brighton · 20%
#85
Closest to a top hospital#1 Enterprise · 0.7 mi
#77 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Pelham · 36.7%
#103
Most trails#1 Pelham · 2.5 mi / sq mi
#86
Most walkable#1 Brighton · 159 / sq mi
#131 People
Most educated#1 Mountain Brook · 88.6%
#127
Youngest#1 Livingston · 20.7
#104
Oldest#1 Centre · 59.3
#94
Most residents 65+#1 Centre · 38%
#46
Most kids#1 East Brewton · 38.3%
#104 Safety
Safest#1 Southside · 5.8
#96 
The number on the right is Clanton’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.