Holt is #1 in Alabama for low property taxes
Holt is ranked on 31 lists against the 196 Alabama towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 3.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every AL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Holt marked.
More vacation homes than 95% of Alabama
Not better or worse, just Holt’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Holt lands in the top half on 6 of 19 lists
Each dot is Holt’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in AL, the right end is last. Areas where Holt does best come first.
3 spots from the top 10 for walkable streets
Lists where Holt sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Holt out-ranks 0 of its 1 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 Holt 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
#37
Cheapest rent#1 Eutaw · $442/mo
#113
Lowest property tax#1 Holt · $223/yr
#1
Rent easiest to afford#1 Muscle Shoals · 26.1%
Health
Healthiest#1 Mountain Brook · 99 / 100
#191
Lowest obesity#1 Mountain Brook · 27%
#194
Fewest smokers#1 Mountain Brook · 7%
#187
Most active#1 Mountain Brook · 15%
#186
Fewest uninsured#1 Mountain Brook · 4%
#189
Lowest depression#1 Brighton · 20%
#85
Closest to a top hospital#1 Enterprise · 0.7 mi
#73 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Jackson · 14.1 min
#83 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Pelham · 36.7%
#157
Most trails#1 Pelham · 2.5 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Brighton · 159 / sq mi
#13 Schools
Best schools#1 Mountain Brook · +44.3 pts
#123
Highest graduation rate#1 Florence · 98%
#175 
People
Most educated#1 Mountain Brook · 88.6%
#193
Youngest#1 Livingston · 20.7
#27
Oldest#1 Centre · 59.3
#170
Most residents 65+#1 Centre · 38%
#158
Most kids#1 East Brewton · 38.3%
#53 Climate
Snowiest#1 Fort Payne · 5.0 in
Least snow#1 Madison · 1.1 in
Mildest winters#1 Gulf Shores · 44.0°
#69
Hottest summers#1 Prattville · 92.4°
#40
Coolest summers#1 Henagar · 85.9°
#160
Longest growing season#1 Mobile · 292 days
#65
Wettest#1 Loxley · 66 in
#139 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Orange Beach · 49.8%
#10
Most new homes#1 Triana · 47.2 per 1,000
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Fastest-rising home prices#1 Sheffield · +87.7%
#151
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 Holt’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.