Seven Alabama Communities Named Among America's 50 Best Small Cities
Seven Alabama communities have been named among the 50 best small cities in the United States in a new ranking. Livability released its first-ever list of the Top 50 Small Cities on Nov. 11, evaluating more than 2,000 cities with populations between 15,000 and 75,000 across nearly 100 data points in eight categories including economy, housing, amenities and transportation, in partnership with Applied Geographic Solutions.
Daphne, on Mobile Bay in Baldwin County, ranked first among Alabama entries and eighth overall in the South, praised for its bayfront access, neighborhoods and schools. Madison, in the Tennessee Valley, placed second in the state for its community life and schools; Homewood, a Birmingham suburb in Jefferson County, was third. Enterprise ranked 11th in Alabama's showing, Florence 14th, Opelika 16th and Dothan 25th.
Twenty-five states had cities on the list. Livability said each listed community scored no lower than the 80th percentile among small cities nationwide.
Source: The Bama Buzz
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Photo: 图：阿拉巴马州 Madison 市中心街景，该市入选全美 50 佳小城市榜单。Republic of Selmaria 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Downtown Madison, Alabama, one of the state's communities named among America's 50 best small cities. By Republic of Selmaria, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
