27 counties · Boom Town Index

Best Counties in Alabama

The top-ranked counties in Alabama on the Boom Town Index — where economic growth outpaces housing prices.

# County BTI Score Proj. Growth GDP Growth Pop Growth HV Ratio
01 Elmore County AL 94 +3.2% +7.5% +0.6% 7.2x
02 Lee County AL 85 +2.4% +2.4% +1.7% 5.5x
03 Etowah County AL 82 +2.2% +3.4% -0.1% 4.9x
04 Houston County AL 81 +2.1% +1.4% +0.6% 2.9x
05 Colbert County AL 68 +1.5% +2.1% +0.8% 3.0x
06 Russell County AL 67 +1.4% +5.2% +0.3% 4.7x
07 Autauga County AL 60 +1.1% -7.8% +0.9% 6.4x
08 Cullman County AL 59 +1.1% +4.5% +1.3% 4.5x
09 Calhoun County AL 59 +1.1% +2.5% -0.2% 3.3x
10 Jackson County AL 52 +0.8% +2.1% +0.1% 4.1x
11 DeKalb County AL 51 +0.7% +6.2% +0.2% 3.9x
12 Shelby County AL 46 +0.5% +0.5% +1.4% 4.7x
13 Montgomery County AL 44 +0.5% +2.7% -0.4% 2.2x
14 Marshall County AL 40 +0.4% +3.3% +0.8% 4.0x
15 Lauderdale County AL 39 +0.4% +3.6% +1.1% 5.5x
16 Morgan County AL 38 +0.3% +4.2% +0.4% 3.3x
17 Mobile County AL 36 +0.3% +4.1% -0.2% 2.8x
18 Blount County AL 36 +0.2% +8.2% +0.3% 8.0x
19 Coffee County AL 28 -0.1% +6.3% +1.0% 4.8x
20 Limestone County AL 28 -0.1% +4.6% +3.0% 4.3x
21 Jefferson County AL 25 -0.2% +1.4% -0.0% 2.7x
22 St. Clair County AL 24 -0.3% +5.5% +1.4% 7.7x
23 Madison County AL 24 -0.3% +3.4% +2.0% 2.9x
24 Tuscaloosa County AL 20 -0.5% +3.4% +3.4% 4.5x
25 Baldwin County AL 20 -0.6% +2.8% +2.8% 6.1x
26 Walker County AL 11 -1.4% +4.7% -0.3% 4.1x
27 Talladega County AL 9 -1.7% +10.7% -0.9% 2.9x

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