Foley makes Alabama’s top 10 on 4 lists
Foley is ranked on 37 lists against the 196 Alabama towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 4 and the top quarter on 9.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every AL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Foley marked.
Older than 99% of Alabama
Not better or worse, just Foley’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
2 spots from the top 3 for a top hospital nearby
Lists where Foley sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Foley lands in the top half on 18 of 25 lists
Each dot is Foley’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in AL, the right end is last. Areas where Foley does best come first.
Foley 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 Foley 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.
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Orange Beach · 49.8%
#15
Most new homes#1 Triana · 47.2 per 1,000
#3
S
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Sheffield · +87.7%
#25
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Chickasaw · 31.9 per home
#54 Health
Healthiest#1 Mountain Brook · 99 / 100
#62
Lowest obesity#1 Mountain Brook · 27%
#38
Fewest smokers#1 Mountain Brook · 7%
#47
Most active#1 Mountain Brook · 15%
#80
Fewest uninsured#1 Mountain Brook · 4%
#78
Lowest depression#1 Brighton · 20%
#21
Closest to a top hospital#1 Enterprise · 0.7 mi
#5 
Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Orange Beach · 14.7 per resident
#13
Most library borrowing#1 Mountain Brook · 19.9 per resident
#8
Best libraries for kids#1 Orange Beach · 52.8 per child
#7 Safety
Safest#1 Southside · 5.8
#34 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Pelham · 36.7%
#129
Most trails#1 Pelham · 2.5 mi / sq mi
#38
Most walkable#1 Brighton · 159 / sq mi
#62 People
Most educated#1 Mountain Brook · 88.6%
#85
Youngest#1 Livingston · 20.7
#194
Oldest#1 Centre · 59.3
#3
Most residents 65+#1 Centre · 38%
#3
Most kids#1 East Brewton · 38.3%
#177 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Jackson · 14.1 min
#109 Schools
Best schools#1 Mountain Brook · +44.3 pts
#108
Highest graduation rate#1 Florence · 98%
#141 
The number on the right is Foley’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.