Family Destinations Guide names Madison as Alabama’s best town in which to live
MADISON – What factors are requirements in identifying a town as the best place in which to live for an entire state?
Family Destinations Guide has selected Madison as the best town in which to live in Alabama from a hundred details, including a vibrant downtown, good schools, safety and a sense of community.
“Small details add up to a daily experience worth having. Madison has it all,” according to Family Destinations Guide, which gave the honor to Madison.
The publication and website reviews and guides people to places that make local life feel richer without demanding a rich person’s budget. (familydestinationsguide. com) The guide recommends affordable town, restaurants and day trips to explore without expensive flights.
“When the workday ends, people come home to something that feels nothing like a corporate campus or a tech corridor. They come home to treelined streets, a historic downtown and neighbors who actually wave at each other,” according to Benjamin Anderson in writing the article.
A pleasant break from the workweek is Madison City Farmers Market on a Saturday morning: fresh peaches, ripe tomatoes, happy dogs and good people, the guide stated.
The guide considered numerous aspects of living in Madison:
• A thriving downtown – “The downtown area of Madison is the kind of place that makes you slow down without anyone asking you to. You just naturally start walking a little slower. You start looking around more. The historic brick buildings have a warmth to them that newer construction simply can’t replicate. Some of those buildings still carry old painted signs from businesses that operated there generations ago,” Anderson said.
• Landscapes and green space – “Rolling green pastures and grazing cattle just outside Madison remind you the countryside is never far away,” the guide stated. “Rainbow Mountain Nature Preserve delivers a waterfall so peaceful it feels like Alabama’s best-kept outdoor secret.”
• New businesses and restaurants – “The variety has expanded as the population has grown, and the quality has kept pace,” according to the guide. “Eating at a local restaurant in Madison isn’t just a meal . . . It’s a small act of participation in the community. It’s a way of saying that you want the downtown to stay alive and that you’re willing to put your appetite where your values are.
Local businesses in the downtown area have the kind of loyal customer base that only develops when a community genuinely cares about its own.”
“By the time you leave, you’ll have a very clear understanding of why this town was named the best place to live in Alabama,” the guide stated. “It won’t feel like a surprise. It’ll feel like the most obvious thing in the world.”
For more information, visit familydestinationsguide. com.
