New 50 Best Small Cities in America list includes 7 Alabama towns
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While this may come as no surprise to residents of Alabama, the state has seven cities named on Livability.com’s 50 Best Small Cities in America list. In fact, Alabama grabbed the top three spots!
Livability ranked 50 communities that offer “the highest quality of life at an attainable cost.” In doing so, Livability evaluated more than 2,000 cities with populations between 15,000 and 75,000 across nearly 100 data points. The inaugural list includes cities from 25 states.
Where do these Alabama cities rank among the Best Small Cities in America?
Daphne was ranked No. 1 on the 50 Best Small Cities in America list, and was joined in the top 3 by two other Alabama cities. In total, seven Alabama cities made the list.
The list spans every region of the country. The top 25 are:
- Daphne, Alabama
- Madison, Alabama
- Homewood, Alabama
- Dublin, Ohio
- Chesterfield, Missouri
- Bethel Park, Pennsylvania
- Mason, Ohio
- Westfield, Indiana
- Pflugerville, Texas
- Friendswood, Texas
- Enterprise, Alabama
- Mequon, Wisconsin
- Edwardsville, Illinois
- Florence, Alabama
- Bergenfield, New Jersey
- Opelika, Alabama
- Downers Grove, Illinois
- Rockwall, Texas
- Wylie, Texas
- Fort Lee, New Jersey
- Cibolo, Texas
- Minnetonka, Minnesota
- Brookfield, Wisconsin
- Germantown, Tennessee
- Dothan, Alabama
How the list was compiled
To compile this first-ever ranking, Livability partnered with Applied Geographic Solutions (AGS) to analyze quality of life in U.S. cities. Like Livability’s annual Top 100 Best Places to Live ranking (where Huntsville ranked No. 1 earlier this year), the Top 50 Best Small Cities list draws on data points across eight categories:
- Economy
- Housing + Cost of Living
- Amenities
- Transportation
- Environment
- Safety
- Education
- Health
“We wanted to celebrate the small cities that offer so much to residents but are often overlooked because of their size. If you want quality of life, affordability and a sense of community, this list points you to 50 outstanding options nationwide.”
Amanda Ellis, Livability.com editor-in-chief
