{"id":17772,"date":"2013-09-16T15:21:56","date_gmt":"2013-09-16T22:21:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/?p=17772"},"modified":"2013-09-16T15:21:56","modified_gmt":"2013-09-16T22:21:56","slug":"the-10-best-cities-in-alabama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/the-10-best-cities-in-alabama\/","title":{"rendered":"The 10 Best Cities in Alabama"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alabama is the 23rd most populous state in the country. Known as the Heart of Dixie and the Cotton State, it has long had a dependence on agriculture for its economy, but that\u2019s changing today. With Birmingham as the state\u2019s largest city, and Mobile as its oldest, there are some great places to live in Alabama, but which are the best? We\u2019ve ranked the 10 largest cities in the state according to how good they are to live in \u2013 crime, cost of living, amenities, education, employment, housing, and weather were all considered. Here are the 10 best cities in Alabama:<\/p>\n

10. Birmingham<\/h2>\n

\"Source:

Source: Wikipedia<\/p><\/div>
\nThe largest city in Alabama is home to around one quarter of the state\u2019s population, but it ranks as only the 10th best city in Alabama. In actuality Birmingham<\/a> is a nice place to live but it scores lower than average on employment and crime though these are made up for by the very affordable cost of living and great access to amenities.<\/p>\n

9. Mobile<\/h2>\n

\"Source:

Source: Wikipedia<\/p><\/div>
\nMobile is the third largest city in Alabama, and the ninth best city in the state. Full of history \u2013 Mobile<\/a> was the first capital of colonial French Louisiana in 1702 \u2013 it\u2019s today a vibrant port city that ranks better than Birmingham for employment, though isn\u2019t quite as well endowed when it comes to amenities.<\/p>\n

8. Dothan<\/h2>\n

\"Source:

Source: Wikipedia<\/p><\/div>
\nThe Peanut Capital of the World, Dothan is only the seventh largest city, and the eighth best place to live in Alabama. The city again scores highly for amenities and cost of living, plus housing is slightly more affordable here. A high crime index kept Dothan from scoring any better.<\/p>\n

7. Decatur<\/h2>\n

\"Source:

Source: Wikipedia<\/p><\/div>
\nDecatur<\/a>, The River City, is in Northern Alabama, and it\u2019s the eighth largest city in the state. Decatur comes seventh on our list of the best cities in Alabama, scoring highly again for cost of living, and average for housing, but better in the employment category, and slightly better for crime.<\/p>\n

6. Montgomery<\/h2>\n

\"Source:

Source: Wikipedia<\/p><\/div>
\nThe capital of Alabama, and the second largest city in the state, is Montgomery<\/a>. The city played a major part in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. Montgomery is the sixth best place to live in Alabama, scoring best on amenities, cost of living, and weather, while crime levels kept the city from being ranked any higher.<\/p>\n

5. Tuscaloosa<\/h2>\n

\"Source:

Source: Wikipedia<\/p><\/div>
\nTuscaloosa takes the mid-point in our list of the best cities in Alabama. In west-central Alabama, Tuscaloosa<\/a> is the fifth largest city in the state and has won a number of quality of life accolades. It ranks best in terms of cost of living and access to amenities, and is average from crime, education, and housing.<\/p>\n

4. Huntsville<\/h2>\n

\"Source:<\/a>

Source: Wikipedia<\/p><\/div>
\nSet in the far north of Alabama is the city of Huntsville<\/a>. It\u2019s the fourth largest city in the state, and the fourth best place to live in Alabama. Crime levels are about on par with the rest of the cities on our list, but Huntsville scores better than average on education and employment. Amenities and cost of living are both very good.<\/p>\n

3. Auburn<\/h2>\n

\"Source:

Source: Wikipedia<\/p><\/div>
\nThe third best city in Alabama is Auburn<\/a>. This city in Lee County is the largest in eastern Alabama and home of Auburn University. A lower crime rate, good education, affordable housing, and good weather are the plus points of life in Auburn, though the city is brought down by higher unemployment levels.<\/p>\n

2. Madison<\/h2>\n

\"Source:<\/a>

Source: Wikipedia<\/p><\/div>
\nThe city of Madison is the tenth largest in the state, and it\u2019s in the north of Alabama. Being a smaller city Madison doesn\u2019t score so highly in access to amenities, and the cost of living is above average. It does have a low crime rating, good schools, low unemployment, affordable housing, and good weather, making it the second best city in Alabama.<\/p>\n

1. Hoover<\/h2>\n

\"Source:<\/a>

Source: Wikipedia<\/p><\/div>
\nHoover<\/a> tops the list as the best city in Alabama! Set in north central Alabama, Hoover is the sixth largest city in the state and is set on the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. Hoover comes out top because of its great access to amenities, the lowest crime index among our ten cities, best for education, employment, and housing. The only downside to Hoover is the cost of living \u2013 it\u2019s the worst of all cities in our list.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Alabama is the 23rd most populous state in the country. Known as the Heart of Dixie and the Cotton State, it has long had a dependence on agriculture for its economy, but that\u2019s changing today. With Birmingham as the state\u2019s largest city, and Mobile as its oldest, there are some great places to live in Alabama, but which are the best? We\u2019ve ranked the 10 largest cities in the state according to how good they are to live in \u2013 crime, cost of living, amenities, education, employment, housing, and weather were all considered. Here are the 10 best cities in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50,51,61],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lifestyle","category-local-scene","category-opinions","post--single"],"yoast_head":"\nThe 10 Best Cities in Alabama<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If you've ever wanted to move to Alabama, here are the 10 best cities in the state.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The 10 Best Cities in Alabama\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"If you've ever wanted to move to Alabama, here are the 10 best cities in the state.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/the-10-best-cities-in-alabama\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Movoto Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MovotoRealEstate\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2013-09-16T22:21:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/sites\/2\/2013\/09\/103.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Movoto\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@movoto\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@movoto\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Movoto\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/the-10-best-cities-in-alabama\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/the-10-best-cities-in-alabama\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Movoto\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/f718eb6eb7cb4bf8f536b984e969ae9e\"},\"headline\":\"The 10 Best Cities in Alabama\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-09-16T22:21:56+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/the-10-best-cities-in-alabama\/\"},\"wordCount\":800,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/the-10-best-cities-in-alabama\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/sites\/2\/2013\/09\/103.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Lifestyle\",\"Local Scene\",\"Opinions\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/the-10-best-cities-in-alabama\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/the-10-best-cities-in-alabama\/\",\"name\":\"The 10 Best Cities in Alabama\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/the-10-best-cities-in-alabama\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/the-10-best-cities-in-alabama\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/sites\/2\/2013\/09\/103.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-09-16T22:21:56+00:00\",\"description\":\"If you've ever wanted to move to Alabama, here are the 10 best cities in the state.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/the-10-best-cities-in-alabama\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/the-10-best-cities-in-alabama\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/the-10-best-cities-in-alabama\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/sites\/2\/2013\/09\/103.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/sites\/2\/2013\/09\/103.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/the-10-best-cities-in-alabama\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The 10 Best Cities in Alabama\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Movoto Blog\",\"description\":\"Jump-start your real estate journey with expert guidance\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Movoto by OJO\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/movoto.kinsta.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/movoto-by-ojo-blog.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/movoto.kinsta.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/movoto-by-ojo-blog.png\",\"width\":220,\"height\":100,\"caption\":\"Movoto by OJO\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MovotoRealEstate\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/movoto\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/movotorealestate\/\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/movoto\",\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/movoto\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/movotorealestate\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/f718eb6eb7cb4bf8f536b984e969ae9e\",\"name\":\"Movoto\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0c00e84bd9707c7daf6f5fc3946bc73c20888ec3ceaf2b73ea475fbd5cdc8d2c?s=96&d=monsterid&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0c00e84bd9707c7daf6f5fc3946bc73c20888ec3ceaf2b73ea475fbd5cdc8d2c?s=96&d=monsterid&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Movoto\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/author\/wpojoadmin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The 10 Best Cities in Alabama","description":"If you've ever wanted to move to Alabama, here are the 10 best cities in the state.","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The 10 Best Cities in Alabama","og_description":"If you've ever wanted to move to Alabama, here are the 10 best cities in the state.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/the-10-best-cities-in-alabama\/","og_site_name":"Movoto Blog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MovotoRealEstate\/","article_published_time":"2013-09-16T22:21:56+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/sites\/2\/2013\/09\/103.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Movoto","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@movoto","twitter_site":"@movoto","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Movoto","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/the-10-best-cities-in-alabama\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/the-10-best-cities-in-alabama\/"},"author":{"name":"Movoto","@id":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/f718eb6eb7cb4bf8f536b984e969ae9e"},"headline":"The 10 Best Cities in Alabama","datePublished":"2013-09-16T22:21:56+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/the-10-best-cities-in-alabama\/"},"wordCount":800,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/the-10-best-cities-in-alabama\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/sites\/2\/2013\/09\/103.jpg","articleSection":["Lifestyle","Local Scene","Opinions"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/the-10-best-cities-in-alabama\/","url":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/the-10-best-cities-in-alabama\/","name":"The 10 Best Cities in Alabama","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/the-10-best-cities-in-alabama\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/the-10-best-cities-in-alabama\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/sites\/2\/2013\/09\/103.jpg","datePublished":"2013-09-16T22:21:56+00:00","description":"If you've ever wanted to move to Alabama, here are the 10 best cities in the state.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/the-10-best-cities-in-alabama\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/the-10-best-cities-in-alabama\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/the-10-best-cities-in-alabama\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/sites\/2\/2013\/09\/103.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/sites\/2\/2013\/09\/103.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/the-10-best-cities-in-alabama\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The 10 Best Cities in Alabama"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/","name":"Movoto Blog","description":"Jump-start your real estate journey with expert guidance","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Movoto by OJO","url":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/movoto.kinsta.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/movoto-by-ojo-blog.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/movoto.kinsta.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/movoto-by-ojo-blog.png","width":220,"height":100,"caption":"Movoto by OJO"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MovotoRealEstate\/","https:\/\/x.com\/movoto","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/movotorealestate\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/movoto","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/movoto\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/movotorealestate"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/f718eb6eb7cb4bf8f536b984e969ae9e","name":"Movoto","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0c00e84bd9707c7daf6f5fc3946bc73c20888ec3ceaf2b73ea475fbd5cdc8d2c?s=96&d=monsterid&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0c00e84bd9707c7daf6f5fc3946bc73c20888ec3ceaf2b73ea475fbd5cdc8d2c?s=96&d=monsterid&r=g","caption":"Movoto"},"url":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/author\/wpojoadmin\/"}]}},"featured_media_src_url":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17772","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17772"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17772\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}