Prichard is #1 in Alabama for low depression
Prichard is ranked on 35 lists against the 196 Alabama towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 5.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every AL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Prichard marked.
Longer growing season than 95% of Alabama
Not better or worse, just Prichard’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Prichard lands in the top half on 9 of 24 lists
Each dot is Prichard’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in AL, the right end is last. Areas where Prichard does best come first.
1 spot from the top 3 for affordability
Lists where Prichard sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Prichard out-ranks 0 of its 3 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.
Where Prichard 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
#4
Cheapest rent#1 Eutaw · $442/mo
#86
Lowest property tax#1 Holt · $223/yr
#35
Rent easiest to afford#1 Muscle Shoals · 26.1%
Health
Healthiest#1 Mountain Brook · 99 / 100
#193
Lowest obesity#1 Mountain Brook · 27%
#193
Fewest smokers#1 Mountain Brook · 7%
#190
Most active#1 Mountain Brook · 15%
#195
Fewest uninsured#1 Mountain Brook · 4%
#187
Lowest depression#1 Brighton · 20%
#1
Closest to a top hospital#1 Enterprise · 0.7 mi
#67 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Pelham · 36.7%
#37
Most trails#1 Pelham · 2.5 mi / sq mi
#29
Most walkable#1 Brighton · 159 / sq mi
#34 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Jackson · 14.1 min
#87 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Orange Beach · 49.8%
#80
Most new homes#1 Triana · 47.2 per 1,000
#103
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Fastest-rising home prices#1 Sheffield · +87.7%
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Chickasaw · 31.9 per home
Schools
Best schools#1 Mountain Brook · +44.3 pts
#172
Highest graduation rate#1 Florence · 98%
#141 People
Most educated#1 Mountain Brook · 88.6%
#178
Youngest#1 Livingston · 20.7
#96
Oldest#1 Centre · 59.3
#101
Most residents 65+#1 Centre · 38%
#113
Most kids#1 East Brewton · 38.3%
#59 
The number on the right is Prichard’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.