The Town Files

The 18 Best Affordable Small Towns for Remote Workers in Alabama

Ranked on The Town Files lifestyle rankings among 112 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Alabama, scoring every town on all of these at once. #1 is Argo, AL.

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Numbers match the ranking.
The 18 Best Affordable Small Towns for Remote Workers in Alabama1. Argoscore 902. Margaretscore 893. Grayson Valleyscore 884. Pricevillescore 845. Trianascore 846. Fultondalescore 837. Redlandscore 828. Alexandriascore 819. Mount Olivescore 8110. Satsumascore 7711. Harvestscore 7612. Owens Cross Roadsscore 7513. Emerald Mountainscore 7414. Pinsonscore 7315. Evergreenscore 7216. Hazel Greenscore 7217. Valley Grandescore 7118. Warriorscore 70
  1. 18Warrior, Alabama

    Work from home: 72nd percentile · Broadband at home: 69th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 69th percentile

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

  2. 17Valley Grande, Alabama

    Work from home: 52nd percentile · Broadband at home: 79th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 83rd percentile

    4,190 people · Dallas County · median home $133,100 · income $58,929 · Jan low 36°F · 0 in snow

  3. 16Hazel Green, Alabama

    Work from home: 87th percentile · Broadband at home: 67th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 62nd percentile

    4,105 people · Madison County · median home $230,800 · income $86,271 · Jan low 31°F · 1 in snow

  4. 15Evergreen, Alabama

    Work from home: 81st percentile · Broadband at home: 59th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 77th percentile

    3,520 people · Conecuh County · median home $98,700 · income $40,700 · Jan low 37°F · 1 in snow

  5. 14Pinson, Alabama

    Work from home: 77th percentile · Broadband at home: 87th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 56th percentile

    7,215 people · Jefferson County · median home $212,000 · income $76,410 · Jan low 31°F · 1 in snow

  6. 13Emerald Mountain, Alabama

    Work from home: 55th percentile · Broadband at home: 97th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 69th percentile

    3,310 people · Elmore County · median home $321,300 · income $123,347 · Jan low 34°F · 0 in snow

  7. 12Owens Cross Roads, Alabama

    Work from home: 93rd percentile · Broadband at home: 64th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 69th percentile

    2,594 people · Madison County · median home $227,000 · income $86,188 · Jan low 30°F · 2 in snow

  8. 11Harvest, Alabama

    Work from home: 79th percentile · Broadband at home: 94th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 56th percentile

    5,893 people · Madison County · median home $281,300 · income $101,910 · Jan low 30°F · 2 in snow

  9. 10Satsuma, Alabama

    Work from home: 61st percentile · Broadband at home: 85th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 86th percentile

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

  10. 9Mount Olive, Alabama

    Work from home: 89th percentile · Broadband at home: 91st percentile · Home value ÷ income: 62nd percentile

    4,427 people · Jefferson County · median home $224,000 · income $82,234 · Jan low 35°F · 1 in snow

  11. 8Alexandria, Alabama

    Work from home: 72nd percentile · Broadband at home: 87th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 83rd percentile

    4,032 people · Calhoun County · median home $197,700 · income $85,089 · Jan low 34°F · 0 in snow

  12. 7Redland, Alabama

    Work from home: 83rd percentile · Broadband at home: 85th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 77th percentile

    5,106 people · Elmore County · median home $317,100 · income $130,278 · Jan low 34°F · 0 in snow

  13. 6Fultondale, Alabama

    Work from home: 88th percentile · Broadband at home: 86th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 74th percentile

    9,876 people · Jefferson County · median home $186,100 · income $73,575 · Jan low 35°F · 1 in snow

  14. 5Triana, Alabama

    Work from home: 100th percentile · Broadband at home: 77th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 74th percentile

    2,890 people · Madison County · median home $278,200 · income $110,100 · Jan low 33°F · 2 in snow

  15. 4Priceville, Alabama

    Work from home: 89th percentile · Broadband at home: 80th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 83rd percentile

    3,512 people · Morgan County · median home $266,400 · income $117,127 · Jan low 31°F · 2 in snow

  16. 3Grayson Valley, Alabama

    Work from home: 86th percentile · Broadband at home: 96th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 83rd percentile

    5,982 people · Jefferson County · median home $148,400 · income $64,597 · Jan low 31°F · 1 in snow

  17. 2Margaret, Alabama

    Work from home: 85th percentile · Broadband at home: 98th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 83rd percentile

    5,106 people · St. Clair County · median home $230,900 · income $101,802 · Jan low 31°F · 1 in snow

  18. 1Argo, Alabama

    Work from home: 93rd percentile · Broadband at home: 99th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 77th percentile

    4,368 people · St. Clair County · median home $248,100 · income $105,128 · Jan low 31°F · 0 in snow

Price vs ranking

Median home value vs ranking, Alabama towns0255075100$80K$193K$305K$418K$530KMedian home valuePercentile
Orange squares are the 18 towns on this list; green dots are other towns on The Town Files in Alabama.

More Alabama rankings

Same ranking, other places

Methodology. We ranked 112 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Alabama (2020 Census population; towns with 2,500+ people have pages so far). Lifestyle measures are The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025), shown as percentiles. The combined score is the average of the percentiles shown for each town; a town must be above the middle on every one. Only towns better than 60% of their peers on this measure qualify, so lists can be shorter than 25. Sources: