What is the #1 cheapest places to live in alabama?

#	City	Population	COL Index
1	Fort Deposit	1,560	47.3
2	Carbon Hill	1,440	48.5
3	Clio	1,393	53.3
4	Georgiana	1,432	54.1
5	Brent	2,862	55.6
6	Uniontown	1,655	55.6
7	Vernon	1,819	55.6
8	Selmont-West Selmont	2,121	55.7
9	Collinsville	1,835	56.5
10	Union Springs	3,287	57.1
11	Double Springs	1,188	57.3
12	Bridgeport	2,377	57.5
13	Cordova	1,723	57.7
14	Cottonwood	1,091	57.8
15	Eutaw	2,864	58.4
16	Abbeville	2,470	60.6
17	Camp Hill	1,098	60.8
18	Fyffe	1,250	60.9
19	Florala	1,841	61.2
20	Altoona	1,211	61.6
21	Monroeville	5,875	61.8
22	Sulligent	1,440	62.1
23	Samson	1,477	62.1
24	Red Bay	3,213	62.9
25	Goodwater	1,375	63.2
26	Linden	1,879	63.2
27	Ragland	1,601	63.3
28	Clayton	2,271	63.8
29	Brighton	3,091	64.1
30	Brundidge	2,170	64.2
31	Lookout Mountain	1,074	64.3
32	Livingston	3,243	64.3
33	Bear Creek	1,317	64.4
34	Marion	2,994	64.5
35	Selma	17,442	64.5
36	Greensboro	2,390	64.8
37	York	2,849	64.9
38	Frisco City	1,657	64.9
39	Brilliant	1,078	65.3
40	Reform	1,636	65.4
41	La Fayette	2,665	65.9
42	Flomaton	1,675	66.3
43	Atmore	8,389	66.4
44	Midland City	1,803	66.4
45	Ashland	1,779	66.8
46	Brookside	1,200	67.3
47	Tuskegee	9,070	67.9
48	Lineville	2,636	67.9
49	Munford	1,694	68.1
50	Hackleburg	1,642	68.3
51	Moulton	3,397	68.6
52	Prichard	19,121	68.7
53	Slocomb	1,995	69.1
54	Haleyville	4,283	69.1
55	Skyline	1,011	69.1
56	Berry	1,063	69.4
57	Elba	3,459	69.4
58	Guin	2,469	69.5
59	Fayette	4,221	69.5
60	Gadsden	33,617	70.4
61	Evergreen	3,442	70.5
62	Elmore	1,482	70.9
63	Parrish	1,093	71.2
64	East Brewton	3,325	71.4
65	Opp	6,752	71.4
66	Falkville	1,464	71.6
67	Camden	2,056	72.1
68	Piedmont	4,749	72.1
69	Aliceville	2,338	72.2
70	Lanett	6,854	72.5
71	Alexander City	14,686	72.6
72	Greenville	7,229	72.6
73	Tarrant	6,014	72.7
74	Jackson	4,654	72.8
75	Underwood-Petersville	3,049	73.0
76	Bay Minette	8,215	73.2
77	Autaugaville	1,119	73.2
78	West Blocton	1,320	73.2
79	Roanoke	5,332	73.6
80	Bayou La Batre	1,977	73.8
81	Geneva	4,227	74.2
82	Centre	3,664	75.5
83	Daleville	4,891	75.5
84	Lipscomb	2,407	75.7
85	Sheffield	9,334	75.8
86	Woodville	1,015	76.0
87	Eufaula	12,664	76.2
88	Gallant	1,215	76.2
89	Talladega	15,041	76.2
90	Huguley	2,944	76.5
91	Demopolis	7,010	76.6
92	Brewton	5,232	76.8
93	Crossville	2,296	76.9
94	Henagar	2,554	77.0
95	Pisgah	1,009	77.0
96	Town Creek	1,015	77.0
97	Chickasaw	6,367	77.1
98	Hamilton	6,907	77.1
99	Andalusia	8,841	77.1
100	Vincent	1,870	77.1
101	Egypt	1,039	77.2
102	Gordo	1,435	77.3
103	Blountsville	1,757	77.4
104	Cottondale	2,850	77.5
105	Luverne	2,713	77.5
106	Sylacauga	12,388	77.8
107	Heflin	3,462	77.9
108	Centreville	2,757	77.9
109	Ozark	14,348	77.9
110	Webb	1,398	78.1
111	Fort Payne	14,886	78.2
112	Eclectic	1,201	78.4
113	Snead	1,490	78.6
114	Boaz	10,847	78.6
115	Sylvania	2,005	78.7
116	Attalla	5,829	78.7
117	Russellville	10,783	79.0
118	West End-Cobb Town	3,705	79.0
119	Butler	2,552	79.2
120	Hanceville	3,255	79.2
121	Grove Hill	1,940	79.3
122	Childersburg	4,694	79.5
123	Bessemer	25,655	79.5
124	Anniston	21,377	79.8
125	Citronelle	3,918	79.8
126	Oneonta	6,943	79.9
127	Tuscumbia	9,084	79.9
128	Mount Vernon	1,339	80.0
129	Thomasville	3,668	80.0
130	Cedar Bluff	1,633	80.0
131	Stevenson	1,947	80.6
132	Holt	3,540	80.7
133	Newton	1,431	81.4
134	Saks	10,727	81.7
135	Coats Bend	1,429	81.9
136	Jacksonville	14,345	82.5
137	Ardmore	1,444	82.9
138	Locust Fork	1,312	83.0
139	Florence	41,231	83.2
140	Kinsey	2,175	83.4
141	Geraldine	1,340	83.8
142	Cherokee	1,059	83.8
143	Hartford	2,677	84.0
144	Fairfield	9,846	84.2
145	Carlisle-Rockledge	1,791	84.6
146	Tillmans Corner	17,678	84.9
147	Scottsboro	15,641	84.9
148	Malvern	1,836	85.0
149	Birmingham	199,322	85.2
150	Ladonia	3,987	85.5
151	Clanton	8,862	85.5
152	Phenix City	38,477	86.1
153	Notasulga	1,074	86.2
154	Leroy	1,016	86.3
155	Tidmore Bend	1,086	87.2
156	Troy	17,733	87.3
157	Albertville	22,584	87.4
158	Dora	2,617	87.9
159	Jemison	2,728	88.7
160	Midfield	5,101	88.8
161	Douglas	1,153	89.0
162	Valley	10,406	89.0
163	Mobile	185,097	89.4
164	Dothan	71,118	89.7
165	Cowarts	2,189	89.7
166	Level Plains	1,608	89.8
167	Valley Grande	4,106	90.0
168	Steele	1,293	90.1
169	Sumiton	2,506	90.3
170	Dadeville	3,034	90.3
171	Center Point	16,125	90.8
172	Warrior	3,204	90.8
173	Tallassee	5,056	90.9
174	Concord	1,878	91.0
175	Montgomery	198,440	91.2
176	Montevallo	7,429	91.2
177	Rainsville	5,613	91.2
178	Tuscaloosa	107,699	91.6
179	New Brockton	1,440	91.7
180	Ashford	2,438	91.9
181	Decatur	57,760	92.0
182	Glencoe	5,356	92.1
183	Arab	8,573	92.3
184	Sardis City	1,805	92.4
185	Smiths Station	5,443	92.4
186	Ballplay	1,149	92.5
187	Millport	1,417	93.0
188	Robertsdale	6,985	93.0
189	Woodstock	1,282	93.1
190	Lincoln	7,135	93.2
191	Graysville	2,600	93.2
192	Grand Bay	3,765	93.2
193	Coosada	1,060	93.3
194	Forestdale	9,149	93.4
195	Whitesboro	2,098	93.4
196	Killen	1,431	93.7
197	Winfield	4,982	93.7
198	Taylor	2,916	94.1
199	Jasper	14,480	94.5
200	Elberta	2,209	95.4
201	Hartselle	15,586	95.5
202	Opelika	31,944	95.7
203	Grayson Valley	5,882	95.9
204	Wetumpka	7,182	96.0
205	Rainbow City	10,213	96.1
206	Rogersville	1,260	96.3
207	Moundville	3,649	96.3
208	Ashville	2,748	96.6
209	New Market	1,296	96.9
210	Remlap	2,369	97.8
211	Cullman	18,894	97.8
212	Oxford	22,063	98.1
213	Theodore	4,950	98.8
214	Semmes	5,404	99.1
215	Stewartville	1,557	99.2
216	Saraland	16,304	99.4
217	Susan Moore	1,323	99.4
218	Millbrook	16,923	99.4
219	Wilsonville	2,097	99.7
220	Ohatchee	1,043	99.7
221	Athens	27,474	99.9
222	New Hope	2,895	100.3
223	Cleveland	1,366	100.8
224	Hueytown	16,541	100.9
225	Guntersville	8,771	101.6
226	Enterprise	28,990	101.8
227	Rock Creek	1,313	101.8
228	Columbiana	4,640	101.9
229	Creola	2,489	102.3
230	Muscle Shoals	16,670	102.4
231	Weaver	3,323	102.4
232	Lillian	1,889	102.8
233	Thorsby	2,601	103.0
234	Harpersville	1,649	103.1
235	Owens Cross Roads	2,678	103.6
236	Marbury	1,609	104.0
237	Riverside	2,247	104.1
238	Headland	5,124	104.3
239	Rehobeth	1,647	104.5
240	Auburn	78,738	104.7
241	Leeds	12,221	105.0
242	Summerdale	1,589	105.5
243	Dunnavant	1,010	105.8
244	Pleasant Grove	9,502	105.9
245	Grant	1,410	106.3
246	Fayetteville	1,135	106.4
247	Fultondale	9,753	106.5
248	Adamsville	4,291	106.7
249	Huntsville	218,814	107.3
250	Bon Secour	3,094	107.4
251	Springville	4,949	107.5
252	Foley	22,330	108.6
253	Hokes Bluff	4,493	109.2
254	Holtville	5,700	109.5
255	Southside	9,407	109.5
256	Coker	1,152	109.5
257	Vance	1,822	109.9
258	Pell City	13,353	109.9
259	Odenville	5,015	110.7
260	Coaling	2,253	110.7
261	Brookwood	2,489	110.8
262	Northport	30,991	111.0
263	Sylvan Springs	1,559	111.1
264	Irondale	13,462	112.0
265	Alexandria	3,420	114.5
266	Trinity	2,533	115.3
267	Good Hope	2,542	115.6
268	Prattville	38,850	115.6
269	Choccolocco	3,120	115.9
270	Hazel Green	3,765	116.2
271	Hayden	1,453	116.5
272	Gardendale	16,110	117.3
273	Moores Mill	6,041	118.8
274	Pinson	7,851	119.5
275	Margaret	5,538	120.0
276	Westover	2,298	121.9
277	Meridianville	10,268	122.7
278	Pine Level	4,228	123.1
279	Clay	10,288	123.4
280	Fort Rucker	5,221	124.4
281	Calera	17,188	124.6
282	Gulf Shores	15,785	125.0
283	Moody	13,378	126.3
284	Lake View	4,238	126.7
285	Alabaster	33,633	127.1
286	Morris	2,546	127.3
287	Satsuma	6,784	127.3
288	Priceville	3,653	128.2
289	Kimberly	4,327	129.0
290	Daphne	28,673	129.8
291	Harvest	6,624	131.2
292	Loxley	4,029	131.2
293	Dauphin Island	1,944	132.4
294	Magnolia Springs	1,278	134.7
295	McCalla	13,939	136.5
296	Pelham	24,510	137.4
297	Spanish Fort	10,377	137.5
298	Brook Highland	8,428	138.3
299	Smoke Rise	1,469	138.4
300	Fairhope	23,360	139.7
301	Helena	21,452	141.9
302	Orange Beach	8,244	142.0
303	Deatsville	2,618	142.7
304	Triana	3,510	144.5
305	Redland	5,231	147.4
306	Chelsea	15,731	150.5
307	Blue Ridge	1,375	152.1
308	Trussville	26,182	152.3
309	Emerald Mountain	3,387	152.3
310	Hoover	92,401	153.1
311	Argo	4,456	154.4
312	Madison	58,335	154.7
313	Homewood	27,697	163.1
314	Pike Road	10,103	165.2
315	Meadowbrook	8,939	173.9
316	Vestavia Hills	38,704	178.0
317	Point Clear	1,858	193.3
318	Indian Springs Village	2,637	200.1
319	Eagle Point	2,929	202.8
320	Shoal Creek	1,371	230.8
321	Highland Lakes	5,673	230.9
322	Mountain Brook	22,160	250.9

Methodology

Cities in Alabama are ranked by col index. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from BLS / C2ER. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 cheapest places to live in alabama?: Fort Deposit ranks #1 with 47.3 (col index).
What are the top 5 cheapest places to live in alabama?: 1. Fort Deposit (47.3), 2. Carbon Hill (48.5), 3. Clio (53.3), 4. Georgiana (54.1), 5. Brent (55.6)
How many cities in Alabama are ranked?: This ranking includes 322 cities in Alabama with available data.

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