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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25Adamsville, Alabama
More walkable than 77% of Alabama towns

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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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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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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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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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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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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19Oneonta, Alabama
More walkable than 80% of Alabama towns

Photo: The original uploader was Mld74 at English Wikipedia. (public domain, Wikimedia Commons) 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
- FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
- NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
- BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
- The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)