HOMEWOOD, Ala. — Niche.com, a site that seeks to “make choosing a neighborhood, college, or K-12 school a more transparent process” by “providing reviews and insight from everyday experts,” recently released its 2016 list of best places to live in Alabama.
The city of Homewood nabbed to top spot in a top five dominated by Birmingham suburbs. Four of the top five – Homewood, Hoover, Vestavia Hills, and Mountain Brook – are all in the over-the-mountain area.
Homewood got an “A” or better rating in the areas of education/public schools, nightlife, and shortest commute. The only average or below grade the city received was a “C+” in cost of living.
To calculate the rankings, Niche accounted for several key factors, including the quality of local schools, crime rates, housing trends, employment statistics, and access to amenities in an attempt to measure the overall quality of an area.
Niche’s entire top 25 cities are:
1. Homewood
2. Madison
3. Hoover
4. Vestavia Hills
5. Mountain Brook
6. Meadowbrook
7. Indian Springs Village
8. Enterprise
9. Auburn
10. Huntsville
11. Mount Meigs Township
12. Florence
13. Brook Highland
14. Pelham
15. Dothan
16. Mooresville Township
17. Athens
18. Calera
19. Opelika
20. Daphne
21. Decatur
22. Montgomery
23. Trussville
24. Muscle Shoals
25. Fairhope
The website’s full analysis can be viewed in detail here.
