The Town Files

The 25 Most Walkable Small Towns in Alabama

Ranked on The Town Files lifestyle rankings among 112 towns of 500–10,000 people in Alabama. #1 is Tarrant, AL.

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The 25 Most Walkable Small Towns in Alabama1. Tarrant100th pct2. Sheffield99th pct3. Chickasaw98th pct4. Midfield98th pct5. Tuscumbia95th pct6. Holt95th pct7. Brook Highland94th pct8. Lanett93rd pct9. Highland Lakes93rd pct10. Clanton90th pct11. Bay Minette89th pct12. Satsuma89th pct13. West End-Cobb Town88th pct14. Montevallo87th pct15. Warrior86th pct16. Cottondale84th pct17. Tallassee82nd pct18. Robertsdale81st pct19. Oneonta80th pct20. Attalla79th pct21. Childersburg79th pct22. Andalusia78th pct23. Glencoe78th pct24. Hokes Bluff78th pct25. Adamsville77th pct
  1. 25Adamsville, Alabama

    More walkable than 77% of Alabama towns

    Adamsville, Alabama
    Photo: Russell Lee (public domain, Wikimedia Commons)

    Adamsville is a city of 4,366 people in Jefferson County, Alabama. It also ranks quieter than 85% of Alabama towns and hipper than 83% of Alabama towns.

    4,366 people · Jefferson County · median home $145,700 · income $62,500 · Jan low 35°F · 1 in snow

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    Adamsville lifestyle rankingsWalkability77th pctCycling0th pctTransit0th pctVibrancy53th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Alabama towns.
  2. 24Hokes Bluff, Alabama

    More walkable than 78% of Alabama towns

    Hokes Bluff is a city of 4,446 people in Etowah County, Alabama. It also ranks more of a college town than 98% of Alabama towns and easier by car than 96% of Alabama towns.

    4,446 people · Etowah County · median home $196,400 · income $74,968 · Jan low 33°F · 0 in snow

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    Hokes Bluff lifestyle rankingsWalkability78th pctCycling0th pctTransit0th pctVibrancy61th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Alabama towns.
  3. 23Glencoe, Alabama

    More walkable than 78% of Alabama towns

    Glencoe is a city of 5,372 people in Etowah County, Alabama. It also ranks better for families than 92% of Alabama towns and better for retirees than 89% of Alabama towns.

    5,372 people · Etowah County · median home $206,100 · income $68,517 · Jan low 33°F · 0 in snow

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    Glencoe lifestyle rankingsWalkability78th pctCycling0th pctTransit0th pctVibrancy48th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Alabama towns.
  4. 22Andalusia, Alabama

    More walkable than 78% of Alabama towns

    Andalusia is a city of 8,805 people in Covington County, Alabama. It also ranks better for cycling than 95% of Alabama towns and hipper than 88% of Alabama towns.

    8,805 people · Covington County · median home $153,200 · income $42,611 · Jan low 35°F · 0 in snow

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    Andalusia lifestyle rankingsWalkability78th pctCycling95th pctTransit0th pctVibrancy74th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Alabama towns.
  5. 21Childersburg, Alabama

    More walkable than 79% of Alabama towns

    Childersburg is a city of 4,754 people in Talladega County, Alabama. It also ranks better for cycling than 88% of Alabama towns and more vibrant than 72% of Alabama towns.

    4,754 people · Talladega County · median home $133,500 · income $52,338 · Jan low 34°F · 1 in snow

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    Childersburg lifestyle rankingsWalkability79th pctCycling88th pctTransit0th pctVibrancy72th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Alabama towns.
  6. 20Attalla, Alabama

    More walkable than 79% of Alabama towns

    Attalla is a city of 5,827 people in Etowah County, Alabama. It also ranks more vibrant than 90% of Alabama towns and hipper than 82% of Alabama towns.

    5,827 people · Etowah County · median home $126,100 · income $59,215 · Jan low 33°F · 0 in snow

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    Attalla lifestyle rankingsWalkability79th pctCycling0th pctTransit0th pctVibrancy90th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Alabama towns.
  7. 19Oneonta, Alabama

    More walkable than 80% of Alabama towns

    Oneonta, Alabama
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    Oneonta is a city of 6,938 people in Blount County, Alabama. It also ranks better for retirees than 79% of Alabama towns.

    6,938 people · Blount County · median home $221,000 · income $53,980 · Jan low 33°F · 1 in snow

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    Oneonta lifestyle rankingsWalkability80th pctCycling0th pctTransit0th pctVibrancy67th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Alabama towns.
  8. 18Robertsdale, Alabama

    More walkable than 81% of Alabama towns

    Robertsdale is a city of 6,708 people in Baldwin County, Alabama. It also ranks better for cycling than 100% of Alabama towns and better for first-time buyers than 96% of Alabama towns.

    6,708 people · Baldwin County · median home $229,300 · income $59,152 · Jan low 39°F · 0 in snow

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    Robertsdale lifestyle rankingsWalkability81th pctCycling100th pctTransit0th pctVibrancy71th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Alabama towns.
  9. 17Tallassee, Alabama

    More walkable than 82% of Alabama towns

    Tallassee is a city of 4,763 people in Elmore County, Alabama. It also ranks better transit than 84% of Alabama towns and better for young professionals than 79% of Alabama towns.

    4,763 people · Elmore County · median home $144,600 · income $66,752 · Jan low 34°F · 0 in snow

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    Tallassee lifestyle rankingsWalkability82th pctCycling0th pctTransit84th pctVibrancy66th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Alabama towns.
  10. 16Cottondale, Alabama

    More walkable than 84% of Alabama towns

    Cottondale is a community of 3,130 people in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. It also ranks more vibrant than 96% of Alabama towns and hipper than 95% of Alabama towns.

    3,130 people · Tuscaloosa County · median home $139,200 · income $44,877 · Jan low 35°F · 0 in snow

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    Cottondale lifestyle rankingsWalkability84th pctCycling0th pctTransit94th pctVibrancy96th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Alabama towns.
  11. 15Warrior, Alabama

    More walkable than 86% of Alabama towns

    Warrior is a city of 3,224 people in Jefferson County, Alabama. It also ranks more of a college town than 98% of Alabama towns and easier by car than 90% of Alabama towns.

    3,224 people · Jefferson County · median home $149,800 · income $57,557 · Jan low 31°F · 1 in snow

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    Warrior lifestyle rankingsWalkability86th pctCycling0th pctTransit0th pctVibrancy72th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Alabama towns.
  12. 14Montevallo, Alabama

    More walkable than 87% of Alabama towns

    Montevallo is a city of 7,229 people in Shelby County, Alabama. It also ranks better for young professionals than 95% of Alabama towns and hipper than 88% of Alabama towns.

    7,229 people · Shelby County · median home $220,700 · income $56,626 · Jan low 36°F · 1 in snow

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    Montevallo lifestyle rankingsWalkability87th pctCycling85th pctTransit0th pctVibrancy78th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Alabama towns.
  13. 13West End-Cobb Town, Alabama

    More walkable than 88% of Alabama towns

    West End-Cobb Town is a community of 3,128 people in Calhoun County, Alabama. It also ranks better transit than 81% of Alabama towns and more vibrant than 79% of Alabama towns.

    3,128 people · Calhoun County · median home $83,900 · income $55,323 · Jan low 34°F · 1 in snow

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    West End-Cobb Town lifestyle rankingsWalkability88th pctCycling0th pctTransit81th pctVibrancy79th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Alabama towns.
  14. 12Satsuma, Alabama

    More walkable than 89% of Alabama towns

    Satsuma is a city of 6,749 people in Mobile County, Alabama. It also ranks better for families than 95% of Alabama towns and more upscale than 90% of Alabama towns.

    6,749 people · Mobile County · median home $219,400 · income $101,042 · Jan low 43°F · 0 in snow

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    Satsuma lifestyle rankingsWalkability89th pctCycling0th pctTransit0th pctVibrancy62th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Alabama towns.
  15. 11Bay Minette, Alabama

    More walkable than 89% of Alabama towns

    Bay Minette is a city of 8,107 people in Baldwin County, Alabama. It also ranks better for first-time buyers than 94% of Alabama towns and more vibrant than 86% of Alabama towns.

    8,107 people · Baldwin County · median home $173,000 · income $44,523 · Jan low 41°F · 0 in snow

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    Bay Minette lifestyle rankingsWalkability89th pctCycling0th pctTransit0th pctVibrancy86th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Alabama towns.
  16. 10Clanton, Alabama

    More walkable than 90% of Alabama towns

    Clanton is a city of 8,768 people in Chilton County, Alabama. It also ranks more vibrant than 87% of Alabama towns and better for young professionals than 70% of Alabama towns.

    8,768 people · Chilton County · median home $166,300 · income $47,520 · Jan low 34°F · 1 in snow

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    Clanton lifestyle rankingsWalkability90th pctCycling0th pctTransit0th pctVibrancy87th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Alabama towns.
  17. 9Highland Lakes, Alabama

    More walkable than 93% of Alabama towns

    Highland Lakes is a community of 5,239 people in Shelby County, Alabama. It also ranks more of a college town than 100% of Alabama towns and better for families than 99% of Alabama towns.

    5,239 people · Shelby County · median home $599,200 · income $169,361 · Jan low 35°F · 1 in snow

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    Highland Lakes lifestyle rankingsWalkability93th pctCycling0th pctTransit82th pctVibrancy83th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Alabama towns.
  18. 8Lanett, Alabama

    More walkable than 93% of Alabama towns

    Lanett is a city of 6,970 people in Chambers County, Alabama. It also ranks more vibrant than 85% of Alabama towns and hipper than 76% of Alabama towns.

    6,970 people · Chambers County · median home $95,600 · income $42,357 · Jan low 32°F · 0 in snow

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    Lanett lifestyle rankingsWalkability93th pctCycling0th pctTransit0th pctVibrancy85th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Alabama towns.
  19. 7Brook Highland, Alabama

    More walkable than 94% of Alabama towns

    Brook Highland is a community of 7,406 people in Shelby County, Alabama. It also ranks better for young professionals than 100% of Alabama towns and more vibrant than 100% of Alabama towns.

    7,406 people · Shelby County · median home $427,400 · income $79,904 · Jan low 35°F · 0 in snow

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    Brook Highland lifestyle rankingsWalkability94th pctCycling0th pctTransit0th pctVibrancy100th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Alabama towns.
  20. 6Holt, Alabama

    More walkable than 95% of Alabama towns

    Holt is a community of 3,413 people in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. It also ranks better for a vacation home than 94% of Alabama towns and hipper than 82% of Alabama towns.

    3,413 people · Tuscaloosa County · median home $126,900 · income $48,675 · Jan low 35°F · 0 in snow

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    Holt lifestyle rankingsWalkability95th pctCycling0th pctTransit81th pctVibrancy70th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Alabama towns.
  21. 5Tuscumbia, Alabama

    More walkable than 95% of Alabama towns

    Tuscumbia is a city of 9,054 people in Colbert County, Alabama. It also ranks more of a college town than 95% of Alabama towns and more vibrant than 89% of Alabama towns.

    9,054 people · Colbert County · median home $196,700 · income $59,143 · Jan low 29°F · 1 in snow

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    Tuscumbia lifestyle rankingsWalkability95th pctCycling0th pctTransit87th pctVibrancy89th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Alabama towns.
  22. 4Midfield, Alabama

    More walkable than 98% of Alabama towns

    Midfield is a city of 5,211 people in Jefferson County, Alabama. It also ranks more vibrant than 95% of Alabama towns and more of a college town than 93% of Alabama towns.

    5,211 people · Jefferson County · median home $107,600 · income $52,755 · Jan low 34°F · 1 in snow

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    Midfield lifestyle rankingsWalkability98th pctCycling89th pctTransit88th pctVibrancy95th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Alabama towns.
  23. 3Chickasaw, Alabama

    More walkable than 98% of Alabama towns

    Chickasaw is a city of 6,457 people in Mobile County, Alabama. It also ranks more vibrant than 94% of Alabama towns and better transit than 89% of Alabama towns.

    6,457 people · Mobile County · median home $117,500 · income $46,559 · Jan low 43°F · 0 in snow

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    Chickasaw lifestyle rankingsWalkability98th pctCycling0th pctTransit89th pctVibrancy94th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Alabama towns.
  24. 2Sheffield, Alabama

    More walkable than 99% of Alabama towns

    Sheffield is a city of 9,403 people in Colbert County, Alabama. It also ranks hipper than 96% of Alabama towns and more vibrant than 91% of Alabama towns.

    9,403 people · Colbert County · median home $133,800 · income $39,733 · Jan low 29°F · 1 in snow

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    Sheffield lifestyle rankingsWalkability99th pctCycling0th pctTransit0th pctVibrancy91th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Alabama towns.
  25. 1Tarrant, Alabama

    More walkable than 100% of Alabama towns

    Tarrant is a city of 6,124 people in Jefferson County, Alabama. It also ranks better transit than 100% of Alabama towns and better for cycling than 99% of Alabama towns.

    6,124 people · Jefferson County · median home $120,100 · income $42,070 · Jan low 35°F · 1 in snow

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    Tarrant lifestyle rankingsWalkability100th pctCycling99th pctTransit100th pctVibrancy91th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Alabama towns.

Price vs ranking

Median home value vs ranking, Alabama towns0255075100$80K$193K$305K$418K$530KMedian home valuePercentile
Orange squares are the 25 towns on this list; green dots are other towns on The Town Files in Alabama.

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Methodology. We ranked 112 towns of 500–10,000 people in Alabama (2020 Census population). Lifestyle measures are The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025), shown as percentiles. Only towns better than 60% of their peers on this measure qualify, so lists can be shorter than 25. Sources: