Kimberly ranks #2 in Alabama for safety
Kimberly is ranked on 33 lists against the 196 Alabama towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 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 Kimberly marked.
2 spots from the top 10 for growth
Lists where Kimberly sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Kimberly lands in the top half on 14 of 21 lists
Each dot is Kimberly’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in AL, the right end is last. Areas where Kimberly does best come first.
More kids than 94% of Alabama
Not better or worse, just Kimberly’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Kimberly out-ranks 1 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.
Every AL list, and where Kimberly lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Safety
Safest#1 Southside · 5.8
#2 
Health
Healthiest#1 Mountain Brook · 99 / 100
#27
Lowest obesity#1 Mountain Brook · 27%
#17
Fewest smokers#1 Mountain Brook · 7%
#31
Most active#1 Mountain Brook · 15%
#23
Fewest uninsured#1 Mountain Brook · 4%
#16
Lowest depression#1 Brighton · 20%
#166
Closest to a top hospital#1 Enterprise · 0.7 mi
#126 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Orange Beach · 49.8%
#158
Most new homes#1 Triana · 47.2 per 1,000
#18
S
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Sheffield · +87.7%
#107
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Chickasaw · 31.9 per home
#20 People
Most educated#1 Mountain Brook · 88.6%
#61
Youngest#1 Livingston · 20.7
#100
Oldest#1 Centre · 59.3
#99
Most residents 65+#1 Centre · 38%
#168
Most kids#1 East Brewton · 38.3%
#12 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Pelham · 36.7%
#70
Most trails#1 Pelham · 2.5 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Brighton · 159 / sq mi
#136 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Brighton · 1.1 yrs
#173
Cheapest rent#1 Eutaw · $442/mo
#139
Lowest property tax#1 Holt · $223/yr
#177
Rent easiest to afford#1 Muscle Shoals · 26.1%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Jackson · 14.1 min
#176 
The number on the right is Kimberly’s spot. All of Alabama’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
- 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.