City directory

Alabama cities

Explore the top cities in Alabama. City profiles inherit the same guardrails: risk-first, location-aware, educational, and no forced calls. Use the assessment for personalized context; scores refresh automatically when new data releases publish.

Highest-risk cities

Top cities by relative retirement risk score in Alabama. Higher scores indicate more pressure across longevity, sequence, inflation, healthcare/LTC, tax, and housing.

Lowest-risk cities

Lower scores signal less relative pressure. Scores refresh when new data releases publish.

City directory

Top cities in Alabama by population. Search to see any city.

Birmingham

AL

40Composite

778,756 residents

Huntsville

AL

40Composite

359,389 residents

Mobile

AL

41Composite

324,067 residents

Montgomery

AL

39Composite

251,545 residents

Tuscaloosa

AL

41Composite

166,253 residents

Auburn

AL

38Composite

108,327 residents

Hoover

AL

40Composite

92,401 residents

Florence

AL

39Composite

80,720 residents

Anniston

AL

39Composite

76,228 residents

Dothan

AL

40Composite

74,002 residents

Madison

AL

40Composite

58,335 residents

Decatur

AL

39Composite

57,760 residents

Prattville

AL

39Composite

38,850 residents

Vestavia Hills

AL

40Composite

38,704 residents

Phenix City

AL

36Composite

38,477 residents

Alabaster

AL

42Composite

33,633 residents

Gadsden

AL

42Composite

33,617 residents

Opelika

AL

38Composite

31,944 residents

Northport

AL

41Composite

30,991 residents

Enterprise

AL

38Composite

28,990 residents

Daphne

AL

40Composite

28,673 residents

Homewood

AL

40Composite

27,697 residents

Athens

AL

39Composite

27,474 residents

Trussville

AL

40Composite

26,182 residents

Bessemer

AL

40Composite

25,655 residents

Pelham

AL

42Composite

24,510 residents

Fairhope

AL

40Composite

23,360 residents

Albertville

AL

37Composite

22,584 residents

Foley

AL

40Composite

22,330 residents

Mountain Brook

AL

40Composite

22,160 residents

Oxford

AL

39Composite

22,063 residents

Helena

AL

42Composite

21,452 residents

Prichard

AL

41Composite

19,121 residents

Cullman

AL

40Composite

18,894 residents

Troy

AL

37Composite

17,733 residents

Tillmans Corner

AL

41Composite

17,678 residents

Selma

AL

41Composite

17,442 residents

Calera

AL

42Composite

17,188 residents

Millbrook

AL

37Composite

16,923 residents

Muscle Shoals

AL

39Composite

16,670 residents

Hueytown

AL

40Composite

16,541 residents

Saraland

AL

41Composite

16,304 residents

Center Point

AL

40Composite

16,125 residents

Gardendale

AL

40Composite

16,110 residents

Gulf Shores

AL

40Composite

15,785 residents

Chelsea

AL

42Composite

15,731 residents

Scottsboro

AL

39Composite

15,641 residents

Hartselle

AL

39Composite

15,586 residents

Talladega

AL

41Composite

15,041 residents

Fort Payne

AL

37Composite

14,886 residents

Alexander City

AL

41Composite

14,686 residents

Jasper

AL

44Composite

14,480 residents

Ozark

AL

38Composite

14,348 residents

Jacksonville

AL

39Composite

14,345 residents

McCalla

AL

40Composite

13,939 residents

Irondale

AL

40Composite

13,462 residents

Moody

AL

39Composite

13,378 residents

Pell City

AL

39Composite

13,353 residents

Eufaula

AL

42Composite

12,664 residents

Sylacauga

AL

41Composite

12,388 residents

Source snapshot: SSA 2023, CHR&R 2025/March 2026 supplemental, CMS Medicare Geographic Variation 2024, BEA RPP 2024, BLS LAUS May 2026, and 2026 state tax rates. View data sources