Monroeville ranks #8 in Alabama for cheap rent
Monroeville is ranked on 34 lists against the 196 Alabama towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 4.
The lists Monroeville does best on
Each list ranks every AL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Monroeville marked.
Monroeville lands in the top half on 9 of 22 lists
Each dot is Monroeville’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in AL, the right end is last. Areas where Monroeville does best come first.
Steadier prices than 88% of Alabama
Not better or worse, just Monroeville’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Where Monroeville 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
#32
Cheapest rent#1 Eutaw · $442/mo
#8
Lowest property tax#1 Holt · $223/yr
#46
Rent easiest to afford#1 Muscle Shoals · 26.1%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Jackson · 14.1 min
#58 Safety
Safest#1 Southside · 5.8
#41 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Orange Beach · 49.8%
#26
Most new homes#1 Triana · 47.2 per 1,000
#49
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Fastest-rising home prices#1 Sheffield · +87.7%
#140
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Chickasaw · 31.9 per home
Health
Healthiest#1 Mountain Brook · 99 / 100
#161
Lowest obesity#1 Mountain Brook · 27%
#161
Fewest smokers#1 Mountain Brook · 7%
#138
Most active#1 Mountain Brook · 15%
#171
Fewest uninsured#1 Mountain Brook · 4%
#138
Lowest depression#1 Brighton · 20%
#21
Closest to a top hospital#1 Enterprise · 0.7 mi
#144 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Pelham · 36.7%
#77
Most trails#1 Pelham · 2.5 mi / sq mi
#72
Most walkable#1 Brighton · 159 / sq mi
#77 People
Most educated#1 Mountain Brook · 88.6%
#129
Youngest#1 Livingston · 20.7
#133
Oldest#1 Centre · 59.3
#64
Most residents 65+#1 Centre · 38%
#34
Most kids#1 East Brewton · 38.3%
#66 Schools
Best schools#1 Mountain Brook · +44.3 pts
#162
Highest graduation rate#1 Florence · 98%
#122 
The number on the right is Monroeville’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.