Luverne ranks #13 in Alabama for cheap rent
Luverne is ranked on 32 lists against the 196 Alabama towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 3.
More year-round than 95% of Alabama
Not better or worse, just Luverne’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Luverne does best on
Each list ranks every AL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Luverne marked.
Luverne lands in the top half on 6 of 21 lists
Each dot is Luverne’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in AL, the right end is last. Areas where Luverne does best come first.
3 spots from the top 10 for cheap rent
Lists where Luverne sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Where Luverne 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
#84
Cheapest rent#1 Eutaw · $442/mo
#13
Lowest property tax#1 Holt · $223/yr
#16
Rent easiest to afford#1 Muscle Shoals · 26.1%
Health
Healthiest#1 Mountain Brook · 99 / 100
#129
Lowest obesity#1 Mountain Brook · 27%
#101
Fewest smokers#1 Mountain Brook · 7%
#110
Most active#1 Mountain Brook · 15%
#131
Fewest uninsured#1 Mountain Brook · 4%
#109
Lowest depression#1 Brighton · 20%
#51
Closest to a top hospital#1 Enterprise · 0.7 mi
#42 Safety
Safest#1 Southside · 5.8
#42 People
Most educated#1 Mountain Brook · 88.6%
#117
Youngest#1 Livingston · 20.7
#144
Oldest#1 Centre · 59.3
#54
Most residents 65+#1 Centre · 38%
#43
Most kids#1 East Brewton · 38.3%
#141 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Jackson · 14.1 min
#135 
Schools
Best schools#1 Mountain Brook · +44.3 pts
#129
Highest graduation rate#1 Florence · 98%
#161 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Orange Beach · 49.8%
#185
Most new homes#1 Triana · 47.2 per 1,000
#121
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Fastest-rising home prices#1 Sheffield · +87.7%
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Chickasaw · 31.9 per home
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Pelham · 36.7%
#160
Most trails#1 Pelham · 2.5 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Brighton · 159 / sq mi
#175 
The number on the right is Luverne’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.