Redland makes Alabama’s top 10 on 2 lists
Redland is ranked on 30 lists against the 196 Alabama towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 11.
The lists Redland does best on
Each list ranks every AL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Redland marked.
1 spot from the top 10 for staying active
Lists where Redland sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Redland lands in the top half on 14 of 19 lists
Each dot is Redland’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in AL, the right end is last. Areas where Redland does best come first.
Hotter summers than 94% of Alabama
Not better or worse, just Redland’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Redland out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
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 Redland 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.
Health
Healthiest#1 Mountain Brook · 99 / 100
#22
Lowest obesity#1 Mountain Brook · 27%
#29
Fewest smokers#1 Mountain Brook · 7%
#15
Most active#1 Mountain Brook · 15%
#11
Fewest uninsured#1 Mountain Brook · 4%
#6
Lowest depression#1 Brighton · 20%
#21
Closest to a top hospital#1 Enterprise · 0.7 mi
#12 
People
Most educated#1 Mountain Brook · 88.6%
#62
Youngest#1 Livingston · 20.7
#114
Oldest#1 Centre · 59.3
#83
Most residents 65+#1 Centre · 38%
#86
Most kids#1 East Brewton · 38.3%
#167 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Jackson · 14.1 min
#79 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Brighton · 1.1 yrs
#171
Cheapest rent#1 Eutaw · $442/mo
#84
Lowest property tax#1 Holt · $223/yr
#121
Rent easiest to afford#1 Muscle Shoals · 26.1%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Pelham · 36.7%
#106
Most trails#1 Pelham · 2.5 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Brighton · 159 / sq mi
#191 Climate
Snowiest#1 Fort Payne · 5.0 in
Least snow#1 Madison · 1.1 in
Mildest winters#1 Gulf Shores · 44.0°
#51
Hottest summers#1 Prattville · 92.4°
#12
Coolest summers#1 Henagar · 85.9°
#182
Longest growing season#1 Mobile · 292 days
#128
Wettest#1 Loxley · 66 in
#173 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Orange Beach · 49.8%
#150
Most new homes#1 Triana · 47.2 per 1,000
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Fastest-rising home prices#1 Sheffield · +87.7%
#130
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Chickasaw · 31.9 per home
Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Orange Beach · 14.7 per resident
Most library borrowing#1 Mountain Brook · 19.9 per resident
Best libraries for kids#1 Orange Beach · 52.8 per child
Safety
Safest#1 Southside · 5.8
The number on the right is Redland’s spot. All of Alabama’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
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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.