Henagar ranks #30 in Alabama for low property taxes
Henagar is ranked on 36 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 100% of Alabama
Not better or worse, just Henagar’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Henagar does best on
Each list ranks every AL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Henagar marked.
Henagar lands in the top half on 6 of 23 lists
Each dot is Henagar’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in AL, the right end is last. Areas where Henagar does best come first.
Where Henagar 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.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Brighton · 1.1 yrs
#52
Cheapest rent#1 Eutaw · $442/mo
#119
Lowest property tax#1 Holt · $223/yr
#30
Rent easiest to afford#1 Muscle Shoals · 26.1%
Health
Healthiest#1 Mountain Brook · 99 / 100
#180
Lowest obesity#1 Mountain Brook · 27%
#122
Fewest smokers#1 Mountain Brook · 7%
#190
Most active#1 Mountain Brook · 15%
#161
Fewest uninsured#1 Mountain Brook · 4%
#138
Lowest depression#1 Brighton · 20%
#194
Closest to a top hospital#1 Enterprise · 0.7 mi
#71 Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Orange Beach · 14.7 per resident
#34
Most library borrowing#1 Mountain Brook · 19.9 per resident
#63
Best libraries for kids#1 Orange Beach · 52.8 per child
#63 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Jackson · 14.1 min
#138 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Pelham · 36.7%
#163
Most trails#1 Pelham · 2.5 mi / sq mi
#99
Most walkable#1 Brighton · 159 / sq mi
#194 People
Most educated#1 Mountain Brook · 88.6%
#186
Youngest#1 Livingston · 20.7
#48
Oldest#1 Centre · 59.3
#150
Most residents 65+#1 Centre · 38%
#127
Most kids#1 East Brewton · 38.3%
#46 Climate
Snowiest#1 Fort Payne · 5.0 in
#1
Least snow#1 Madison · 1.1 in
#54
Mildest winters#1 Gulf Shores · 44.0°
#180
Hottest summers#1 Prattville · 92.4°
#192
Coolest summers#1 Henagar · 85.9°
#1
Longest growing season#1 Mobile · 292 days
#188
Wettest#1 Loxley · 66 in
#52 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Orange Beach · 49.8%
#195
Most new homes#1 Triana · 47.2 per 1,000
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Fastest-rising home prices#1 Sheffield · +87.7%
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Chickasaw · 31.9 per home
Safety
Safest#1 Southside · 5.8
The number on the right is Henagar’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.