Dothan ranks #6 in Alabama for a top hospital nearby
Dothan is ranked on 35 lists against the 196 Alabama towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 2.
Longer growing season than 97% of Alabama
Not better or worse, just Dothan’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Dothan does best on
Each list ranks every AL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Dothan marked.
2 spots from the top 25 for short commutes
Lists where Dothan sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Dothan lands in the top half on 11 of 23 lists
Each dot is Dothan’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in AL, the right end is last. Areas where Dothan does best come first.
Dothan out-ranks 1 of its 2 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Every AL list, and where Dothan lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Jackson · 14.1 min
#27 Health
Healthiest#1 Mountain Brook · 99 / 100
#127
Lowest obesity#1 Mountain Brook · 27%
#122
Fewest smokers#1 Mountain Brook · 7%
#86
Most active#1 Mountain Brook · 15%
#95
Fewest uninsured#1 Mountain Brook · 4%
#109
Lowest depression#1 Brighton · 20%
#124
Closest to a top hospital#1 Enterprise · 0.7 mi
#6 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Pelham · 36.7%
#73
Most trails#1 Pelham · 2.5 mi / sq mi
#45
Most walkable#1 Brighton · 159 / sq mi
#59 People
Most educated#1 Mountain Brook · 88.6%
#73
Youngest#1 Livingston · 20.7
#115
Oldest#1 Centre · 59.3
#82
Most residents 65+#1 Centre · 38%
#75
Most kids#1 East Brewton · 38.3%
#105 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Orange Beach · 49.8%
#70
Most new homes#1 Triana · 47.2 per 1,000
#65
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Fastest-rising home prices#1 Sheffield · +87.7%
#117
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Chickasaw · 31.9 per home
#58 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Brighton · 1.1 yrs
#101
Cheapest rent#1 Eutaw · $442/mo
#100
Lowest property tax#1 Holt · $223/yr
#70
Rent easiest to afford#1 Muscle Shoals · 26.1%
#27 Schools
Best schools#1 Mountain Brook · +44.3 pts
#107
Highest graduation rate#1 Florence · 98%
#122 
The number on the right is Dothan’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.