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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 08/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Among the 80 largest places in Alabama, Southside has the highest homeownership (92.6%), followed by Meridianville and Trussville. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
Across the 80 places in Alabama that we cover, the median is 67.4% and the average 68.1%; the figure runs from 92.6% (Southside) to 40.9% (Tuskegee). That is a spread of 2.3 times between the two ends. The state figure is 70.2%; 30 of the 80 places are above it and 50 at or below.
The first five are Southside, Meridianville, Trussville, Helena, Clay. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: read it together with the other measures on the city pages. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.
| # ⇅ | City ⇅ | County ⇅ | Homeowners (share of households) ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southside | Etowah County | 92.6% | 9,483 | $76,487 | $1,184 |
| 2 | Meridianville (unincorporated) | Madison County | 92.5% | 11,150 | $97,434 | $1,348 |
| 3 | Trussville | Jefferson County | 91.8% | 26,673 | $123,275 | $1,711 |
| 4 | Helena | Shelby County | 91.1% | 21,769 | $115,139 | $1,574 |
| 5 | Clay | Jefferson County | 90.5% | 10,273 | $81,920 | $2,240 |
| 6 | McCalla (unincorporated) | Jefferson County | 90.3% | 13,253 | $87,468 | $1,777 |
| 7 | Chelsea | Shelby County | 90.0% | 16,260 | $115,337 | $1,414 |
| 8 | Mountain Brook | Jefferson County | 89.9% | 22,029 | $201,479 | $1,456 |
| 9 | Meadowbrook (unincorporated) | Shelby County | 88.7% | 9,117 | $141,862 | $1,365 |
| 10 | Alabaster | Shelby County | 87.1% | 33,917 | $91,357 | $1,372 |
| 11 | Pike Road | Montgomery County | 85.4% | 10,574 | $117,091 | $1,653 |
| 12 | Pelham | Shelby County | 83.9% | 24,827 | $101,094 | $1,577 |
| 13 | Hueytown | Jefferson County | 82.1% | 16,414 | $62,784 | $1,304 |
| 14 | Fairhope | Baldwin County | 80.4% | 24,190 | $94,274 | $1,689 |
| 15 | Pleasant Grove | Jefferson County | 79.4% | 9,442 | $70,317 | $1,400 |
| 16 | Calera | Shelby County | 79.3% | 17,714 | $87,194 | $1,601 |
| 17 | Saraland | Mobile County | 78.6% | 16,404 | $61,509 | $1,060 |
| 18 | Gardendale | Jefferson County | 78.2% | 16,534 | $82,192 | $1,299 |
| 19 | Vestavia Hills | Jefferson County | 78.0% | 38,616 | $134,369 | $1,515 |
| 20 | Hartselle | Morgan County | 78.0% | 15,847 | $76,290 | $804 |
| 21 | Oxford | Calhoun County | 75.1% | 22,063 | $74,268 | $925 |
| 22 | Millbrook | Elmore County | 75.0% | 17,189 | $70,313 | $1,111 |
| 23 | Moody | Saint Clair County | 74.1% | 13,488 | $86,627 | $1,553 |
| 24 | Madison | Madison County | 74.0% | 60,106 | $134,655 | $1,453 |
| 25 | Saks (unincorporated) | Calhoun County | 72.2% | 10,681 | $49,753 | $898 |
| 26 | Leeds | Jefferson County | 72.0% | 12,028 | $69,737 | $1,058 |
| 27 | Daphne | Baldwin County | 71.5% | 29,453 | $87,250 | $1,388 |
| 28 | Hoover | Shelby County | 71.1% | 92,642 | $109,253 | $1,457 |
| 29 | Foley | Baldwin County | 71.0% | 24,026 | $66,336 | $1,242 |
| 30 | Gulf Shores | Baldwin County | 70.6% | 16,401 | $78,188 | $1,483 |
| 31 | Albertville | Marshall County | 69.8% | 22,813 | $56,099 | $872 |
| 32 | Russellville | Franklin County | 69.6% | 10,799 | $58,231 | $685 |
| 33 | Fort Payne | DeKalb County | 69.3% | 14,927 | $47,479 | $679 |
| 34 | Opelika | Lee County | 69.1% | 32,820 | $65,004 | $950 |
| 35 | Forestdale (unincorporated) | Jefferson County | 69.0% | 9,742 | $66,569 | $1,203 |
| 36 | Fultondale | Jefferson County | 68.7% | 9,384 | $73,575 | $1,269 |
| 37 | Scottsboro | Jackson County | 68.2% | 15,712 | $53,929 | $830 |
| 38 | Pell City | Saint Clair County | 68.0% | 13,587 | $68,638 | $1,099 |
| 39 | Valley | Chambers County | 67.5% | 10,277 | $51,661 | $1,016 |
| 40 | Prattville | Autauga County | 67.4% | 39,482 | $81,337 | $1,313 |
| 41 | Muscle Shoals | Colbert County | 67.1% | 16,951 | $75,894 | $1,029 |
| 42 | Boaz | Marshall County | 66.7% | 10,814 | $49,846 | $663 |
| 43 | Jasper | Walker County | 66.4% | 14,442 | $66,238 | $721 |
| 44 | Tillmans Corner (unincorporated) | Mobile County | 66.1% | 17,677 | $60,837 | $908 |
| 45 | Spanish Fort | Baldwin County | 65.8% | 10,662 | $99,346 | $1,390 |
| 46 | Rainbow City | Etowah County | 65.6% | 10,284 | $56,398 | $1,048 |
| 47 | Tuscumbia | Colbert County | 65.3% | 9,115 | $59,143 | $748 |
| 48 | Ozark | Dale County | 64.9% | 14,327 | $48,944 | $694 |
| 49 | Athens | Limestone County | 64.0% | 29,002 | $69,922 | $899 |
| 50 | Clanton | Chilton County | 63.6% | 8,958 | $47,520 | $869 |
| 51 | Enterprise | Coffee County | 63.5% | 29,505 | $73,125 | $1,098 |
| 52 | Decatur | Morgan County | 63.3% | 57,361 | $61,563 | $896 |
| 53 | Alexander City | Tallapoosa County | 63.0% | 14,606 | $47,022 | $721 |
| 54 | Northport | Tuscaloosa County | 62.2% | 31,218 | $80,913 | $982 |
| 55 | Homewood | Jefferson County | 61.7% | 27,829 | $94,485 | $1,463 |
| 56 | Cullman | Cullman County | 61.5% | 19,319 | $61,224 | $925 |
| 57 | Eufaula | Barbour County | 61.2% | 12,584 | $47,392 | $698 |
| 58 | Center Point | Jefferson County | 61.1% | 15,914 | $56,417 | $1,218 |
| 59 | Sheffield | Colbert County | 60.2% | 9,340 | $39,733 | $829 |
| 60 | Irondale | Jefferson County | 60.1% | 13,464 | $72,343 | $1,320 |
| 61 | Fairfield | Jefferson County | 59.0% | 9,728 | $48,456 | $1,008 |
| 62 | Anniston | Calhoun County | 58.5% | 21,271 | $46,668 | $799 |
| 63 | Huntsville | Madison County | 58.3% | 222,791 | $74,714 | $1,171 |
| 64 | Bessemer | Jefferson County | 57.4% | 25,400 | $39,613 | $961 |
| 65 | Dothan | Houston County | 57.1% | 71,514 | $55,792 | $960 |
| 66 | Gadsden | Etowah County | 55.7% | 33,374 | $40,345 | $808 |
| 67 | Talladega | Talladega County | 55.4% | 14,760 | $44,198 | $776 |
| 68 | Sylacauga | Talladega County | 55.1% | 12,309 | $50,017 | $773 |
| 69 | Prichard | Mobile County | 55.0% | 18,961 | $36,588 | $922 |
| 70 | Montgomery | Montgomery County | 54.4% | 197,494 | $56,811 | $1,089 |
| 71 | Mobile | Mobile County | 54.0% | 203,416 | $53,558 | $1,068 |
| 72 | Auburn | Lee County | 53.1% | 80,594 | $63,668 | $1,098 |
| 73 | Phenix City | Russell County | 52.4% | 38,499 | $50,053 | $967 |
| 74 | Florence | Lauderdale County | 52.1% | 41,701 | $52,174 | $820 |
| 75 | Jacksonville | Calhoun County | 50.4% | 14,437 | $51,814 | $820 |
| 76 | Troy | Pike County | 47.3% | 17,716 | $50,717 | $922 |
| 77 | Selma | Dallas County | 46.0% | 17,057 | $33,197 | $713 |
| 78 | Birmingham | Jefferson County | 45.5% | 198,173 | $46,051 | $1,107 |
| 79 | Tuscaloosa | Tuscaloosa County | 42.9% | 111,038 | $51,464 | $1,055 |
| 80 | Tuskegee | Macon County | 40.9% | 8,938 | $38,000 | $757 |
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Unincorporated places are census-designated places: they have no city government but are counted as communities. Figures describe the city itself.
Southside, with 92.6% (among the 80 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).
The 80 largest places in Alabama by population.