Opp ranks #6 in Alabama for conserved land
Opp 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 6.
The lists Opp does best on
Each list ranks every AL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Opp marked.
Opp lands in the top half on 7 of 22 lists
Each dot is Opp’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in AL, the right end is last. Areas where Opp does best come first.
More seniors than 90% of Alabama
Not better or worse, just Opp’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
3 spots from the top 3 for conserved land
Lists where Opp sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Every AL list, and where Opp lands
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
#23
Cheapest rent#1 Eutaw · $442/mo
#34
Lowest property tax#1 Holt · $223/yr
#17
Rent easiest to afford#1 Muscle Shoals · 26.1%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Pelham · 36.7%
#6
Most trails#1 Pelham · 2.5 mi / sq mi
#97
Most walkable#1 Brighton · 159 / sq mi
#127 Health
Healthiest#1 Mountain Brook · 99 / 100
#166
Lowest obesity#1 Mountain Brook · 27%
#101
Fewest smokers#1 Mountain Brook · 7%
#170
Most active#1 Mountain Brook · 15%
#161
Fewest uninsured#1 Mountain Brook · 4%
#138
Lowest depression#1 Brighton · 20%
#124
Closest to a top hospital#1 Enterprise · 0.7 mi
#48 Safety
Safest#1 Southside · 5.8
#68 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Jackson · 14.1 min
#140 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Orange Beach · 49.8%
#53
Most new homes#1 Triana · 47.2 per 1,000
#131
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Fastest-rising home prices#1 Sheffield · +87.7%
#20
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Chickasaw · 31.9 per home
People
Most educated#1 Mountain Brook · 88.6%
#182
Youngest#1 Livingston · 20.7
#167
Oldest#1 Centre · 59.3
#30
Most residents 65+#1 Centre · 38%
#21
Most kids#1 East Brewton · 38.3%
#99 
The number on the right is Opp’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.