Eagle Point makes Alabama’s top 10 on 8 lists
Eagle Point is ranked on 23 lists against the 196 Alabama towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 8 and the top quarter on 11.
Eagle Point is on Alabama’s podium 3 times
Each list ranks every AL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Eagle Point marked.
2 spots from the top 3 for low obesity
Lists where Eagle Point sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Eagle Point lands in the top half on 12 of 16 lists
Each dot is Eagle Point’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in AL, the right end is last. Areas where Eagle Point does best come first.
More year-round than 91% of Alabama
Not better or worse, just Eagle Point’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Eagle Point out-ranks 2 of its 3 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.
Where Eagle Point lands in every AL ranking
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
#7
Lowest obesity#1 Mountain Brook · 27%
#5
Fewest smokers#1 Mountain Brook · 7%
#10
Most active#1 Mountain Brook · 15%
#5
Fewest uninsured#1 Mountain Brook · 4%
#3
Lowest depression#1 Brighton · 20%
#21
Closest to a top hospital#1 Enterprise · 0.7 mi
#169 People
Most educated#1 Mountain Brook · 88.6%
#10
Youngest#1 Livingston · 20.7
#164
Oldest#1 Centre · 59.3
#34
Most residents 65+#1 Centre · 38%
#83
Most kids#1 East Brewton · 38.3%
#112 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Pelham · 36.7%
#47
Most trails#1 Pelham · 2.5 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Brighton · 159 / sq mi
#43 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Jackson · 14.1 min
#146 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Brighton · 1.1 yrs
#189
Cheapest rent#1 Eutaw · $442/mo
Lowest property tax#1 Holt · $223/yr
#188
Rent easiest to afford#1 Muscle Shoals · 26.1%
Climate
Snowiest#1 Fort Payne · 5.0 in
Least snow#1 Madison · 1.1 in
Mildest winters#1 Gulf Shores · 44.0°
Hottest summers#1 Prattville · 92.4°
Coolest summers#1 Henagar · 85.9°
Longest growing season#1 Mobile · 292 days
#74
Wettest#1 Loxley · 66 in
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Orange Beach · 49.8%
#178
Most new homes#1 Triana · 47.2 per 1,000
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Fastest-rising home prices#1 Sheffield · +87.7%
#83
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Chickasaw · 31.9 per home
Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Orange Beach · 14.7 per resident
Most library borrowing#1 Mountain Brook · 19.9 per resident
Best libraries for kids#1 Orange Beach · 52.8 per child
Safety
Safest#1 Southside · 5.8
The number on the right is Eagle Point’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.