Pelham is #1 in Alabama for conserved land
Pelham is ranked on 39 lists against the 196 Alabama towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 4 and the top quarter on 14.
Pelham is on Alabama’s podium 2 times
Each list ranks every AL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Pelham marked.
2 spots from the top 10 for low obesity
Lists where Pelham sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Pelham lands in the top half on 19 of 25 lists
Each dot is Pelham’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in AL, the right end is last. Areas where Pelham does best come first.
Steadier prices than 73% of Alabama
Not better or worse, just Pelham’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Pelham out-ranks 1 of its 6 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 Pelham lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Pelham · 36.7%
#1
Most trails#1 Pelham · 2.5 mi / sq mi
#1
Most walkable#1 Brighton · 159 / sq mi
#125 
Health
Healthiest#1 Mountain Brook · 99 / 100
#15
Lowest obesity#1 Mountain Brook · 27%
#12
Fewest smokers#1 Mountain Brook · 7%
#15
Most active#1 Mountain Brook · 15%
#18
Fewest uninsured#1 Mountain Brook · 4%
#29
Lowest depression#1 Brighton · 20%
#21
Closest to a top hospital#1 Enterprise · 0.7 mi
#163 People
Most educated#1 Mountain Brook · 88.6%
#19
Youngest#1 Livingston · 20.7
#113
Oldest#1 Centre · 59.3
#84
Most residents 65+#1 Centre · 38%
#82
Most kids#1 East Brewton · 38.3%
#76 Safety
Safest#1 Southside · 5.8
#22 Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Orange Beach · 14.7 per resident
#10
Most library borrowing#1 Mountain Brook · 19.9 per resident
#19
Best libraries for kids#1 Orange Beach · 52.8 per child
#18 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Orange Beach · 49.8%
#103
Most new homes#1 Triana · 47.2 per 1,000
#46
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Fastest-rising home prices#1 Sheffield · +87.7%
#116
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Chickasaw · 31.9 per home
#39 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Jackson · 14.1 min
#158 
The number on the right is Pelham’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.