Warrior makes Alabama’s top 10 on 2 lists
Warrior 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 3.
Fewer kids than 98% of Alabama
Not better or worse, just Warrior’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Warrior does best on
Each list ranks every AL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Warrior marked.
Warrior lands in the top half on 16 of 24 lists
Each dot is Warrior’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in AL, the right end is last. Areas where Warrior does best come first.
4 spots from the top 25 for library visits
Lists where Warrior sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Warrior out-ranks 0 of its 1 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 Warrior lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Orange Beach · 14.7 per resident
#29
Most library borrowing#1 Mountain Brook · 19.9 per resident
#9
Best libraries for kids#1 Orange Beach · 52.8 per child
#8 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Orange Beach · 49.8%
#176
Most new homes#1 Triana · 47.2 per 1,000
#36
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Fastest-rising home prices#1 Sheffield · +87.7%
#88
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Chickasaw · 31.9 per home
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Brighton · 1.1 yrs
#57
Cheapest rent#1 Eutaw · $442/mo
#51
Lowest property tax#1 Holt · $223/yr
#86
Rent easiest to afford#1 Muscle Shoals · 26.1%
Health
Healthiest#1 Mountain Brook · 99 / 100
#111
Lowest obesity#1 Mountain Brook · 27%
#53
Fewest smokers#1 Mountain Brook · 7%
#138
Most active#1 Mountain Brook · 15%
#95
Fewest uninsured#1 Mountain Brook · 4%
#78
Lowest depression#1 Brighton · 20%
#186
Closest to a top hospital#1 Enterprise · 0.7 mi
#123 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Jackson · 14.1 min
#85 Safety
Safest#1 Southside · 5.8
#63 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Pelham · 36.7%
#83
Most trails#1 Pelham · 2.5 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Brighton · 159 / sq mi
#109 
The number on the right is Warrior’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.