Dora ranks #25 in Alabama for low property taxes
Dora is ranked on 33 lists against the 196 Alabama towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 2.
More year-round than 96% of Alabama
Not better or worse, just Dora’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Dora does best on
Each list ranks every AL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Dora marked.
Dora lands in the top half on 8 of 21 lists
Each dot is Dora’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in AL, the right end is last. Areas where Dora does best come first.
4 spots from the top 25 for low obesity
Lists where Dora sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Every AL list, and where Dora lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Brighton · 1.1 yrs
#64
Cheapest rent#1 Eutaw · $442/mo
#48
Lowest property tax#1 Holt · $223/yr
#25
Rent easiest to afford#1 Muscle Shoals · 26.1%
Health
Healthiest#1 Mountain Brook · 99 / 100
#122
Lowest obesity#1 Mountain Brook · 27%
#29
Fewest smokers#1 Mountain Brook · 7%
#138
Most active#1 Mountain Brook · 15%
#123
Fewest uninsured#1 Mountain Brook · 4%
#78
Lowest depression#1 Brighton · 20%
#166
Closest to a top hospital#1 Enterprise · 0.7 mi
#84 Safety
Safest#1 Southside · 5.8
#75 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Jackson · 14.1 min
#141 People
Most educated#1 Mountain Brook · 88.6%
#151
Youngest#1 Livingston · 20.7
#97
Oldest#1 Centre · 59.3
#100
Most residents 65+#1 Centre · 38%
#118
Most kids#1 East Brewton · 38.3%
#32 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Pelham · 36.7%
#162
Most trails#1 Pelham · 2.5 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Brighton · 159 / sq mi
#123 Schools
Best schools#1 Mountain Brook · +44.3 pts
#171
Highest graduation rate#1 Florence · 98%
#130 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Orange Beach · 49.8%
#187
Most new homes#1 Triana · 47.2 per 1,000
#136
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Fastest-rising home prices#1 Sheffield · +87.7%
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Chickasaw · 31.9 per home
The number on the right is Dora’s spot. All of Alabama’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 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.