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 By  John Few Published 
2:17 pm Monday, June 17, 2019

Madison named best city to live in Alabama

Madison has been named the best city to live in Alabama by www.ChamberofCommerce.org.

The site recently released their “2019 Best Cities to Live” report detailing the best cities to live in for each state. The comprehensive analysis behind this report looks at cities with populations over 25,000 and covers five essential factors: employment, housing, quality of life, education, and health. In total, over 2,500 cities were examined and given rankings on a per-state basis.

“With a median income over 40,000 higher than the state average, Madison is Alabama’s best city to live in,” said the report. “Located in Madison County near the northern border of the state, Madison thrives due to its software industry–its leading employer is the computer software company Intergraph, although many inhabitants commute to nearby Huntsville for work.”

Other top cities in Alabama are Fairhope and Troy. Huntsville ranked at #16.

You can see the complete list at www.chamberofcommerce.org/best-cities-to-live-in-alabama

According to the US Census Bureau, tens of millions of Americans relocate every year to improve their living situation in one way or another: some for reduced cost of living and housing, others for better employment opportunities, and others for an improved quality of life outside of finances. The report gives these families a concrete list of cities to consider before making the big move.

Researchers at ChamberofCommerce.org gathered information from both the U.S. Census Bureau and the Centers for Disease Control for over 2,500 cities. Rankings were then determined by designating different sets of data to one of the aforementioned five factors (employment, housing, quality of life, education, and health) and assigning appropriate weights to each.

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