Study: Best Places to Live in Alabama
Study: Best Places to Live in Alabama
Posted: Jan 19, 2015 10:50 AM CSTUpdated: Jan 19, 2015 11:40 AM CST
By WKRG Staff
A real estate company's comprehensive ranking of the best places to live in Alabama left out an entire region of the state.
Southern Alabama was omitted from Movoto Real Estate's list of "10 Best Places in Alabama."
Auburn won the top honor of best places to live in Alabama, followed by Madison, Pelham, Florence and Calera, respectively.
The company evaluated seven criteria to form their rankings: Total Amenities, Quality of Life, Total Crimes, Tax Rates, Unemployment, Commute Time, and Weather.
However, southern Alabama's omission from the list is considered surprising. Baldwin County is considered by many to be among the nicest places to live in the state, not to mention the state's only access to the beaches of the Gulf Coast.
Southern Alabama was omitted from Movoto Real Estate's list of "10 Best Places in Alabama."
Auburn won the top honor of best places to live in Alabama, followed by Madison, Pelham, Florence and Calera, respectively.
The company evaluated seven criteria to form their rankings: Total Amenities, Quality of Life, Total Crimes, Tax Rates, Unemployment, Commute Time, and Weather.
However, southern Alabama's omission from the list is considered surprising. Baldwin County is considered by many to be among the nicest places to live in the state, not to mention the state's only access to the beaches of the Gulf Coast.
Many of the wealthiest people in the state, including politicians, have homes in southern Alabama, as it's usually considered one of the nicest places to live in the region.
However based on the criteria evaluated, all ten cities on the list are in eastern, central or northern Alabama.
“With these criteria in mind, we looked at the U.S. Census data for places in Alabama with a population of more than 5,000 people, which came to 102 locales,” explains Movoto's Natalie Grigson.
However based on the criteria evaluated, all ten cities on the list are in eastern, central or northern Alabama.
“With these criteria in mind, we looked at the U.S. Census data for places in Alabama with a population of more than 5,000 people, which came to 102 locales,” explains Movoto's Natalie Grigson.
“Each place was ranked from one to 102 in the criteria, with one being the best possible score. From there, the individual rankings were averaged into an overall Big Deal Score — the lowest score being our winner.”
Here's the full list:
1. City of Auburn
2. City of Madison
3. City of Pelham
4. City of Florence
5. City of Calera
6. City of Enterprise
7. City of Chelsea
8. City of Mountain Brook
9. City of Albertville
10. City of Alabaster
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