Fairfield is #1 in Alabama for low depression
Fairfield is ranked on 36 lists against the 196 Alabama towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 5.
Fairfield is on Alabama’s podium 2 times
Each list ranks every AL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Fairfield marked.
Steadier prices than 97% of Alabama
Not better or worse, just Fairfield’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Fairfield lands in the top half on 7 of 22 lists
Each dot is Fairfield’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in AL, the right end is last. Areas where Fairfield does best come first.
Fairfield out-ranks 0 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.
Where Fairfield 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.
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Jackson · 14.1 min
#35 
Health
Healthiest#1 Mountain Brook · 99 / 100
#156
Lowest obesity#1 Mountain Brook · 27%
#179
Fewest smokers#1 Mountain Brook · 7%
#110
Most active#1 Mountain Brook · 15%
#177
Fewest uninsured#1 Mountain Brook · 4%
#109
Lowest depression#1 Brighton · 20%
#1
Closest to a top hospital#1 Enterprise · 0.7 mi
#111 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Pelham · 36.7%
#122
Most trails#1 Pelham · 2.5 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Brighton · 159 / sq mi
#2 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Brighton · 1.1 yrs
#38
Cheapest rent#1 Eutaw · $442/mo
#111
Lowest property tax#1 Holt · $223/yr
#159
Rent easiest to afford#1 Muscle Shoals · 26.1%
People
Most educated#1 Mountain Brook · 88.6%
#80
Youngest#1 Livingston · 20.7
#10
Oldest#1 Centre · 59.3
#187
Most residents 65+#1 Centre · 38%
#89
Most kids#1 East Brewton · 38.3%
#43 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Orange Beach · 49.8%
#97
Most new homes#1 Triana · 47.2 per 1,000
#143
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Fastest-rising home prices#1 Sheffield · +87.7%
#154
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
#70
Best libraries for kids#1 Orange Beach · 52.8 per child
#69 Climate
Snowiest#1 Fort Payne · 5.0 in
#28
Least snow#1 Madison · 1.1 in
#14
Mildest winters#1 Gulf Shores · 44.0°
#83
Hottest summers#1 Prattville · 92.4°
#88
Coolest summers#1 Henagar · 85.9°
#105
Longest growing season#1 Mobile · 292 days
#101
Wettest#1 Loxley · 66 in
#113 Safety
Safest#1 Southside · 5.8
The number on the right is Fairfield’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.