| City | Rank | Colleges Per Capita Rank | Libraries Per Capita Rank | Museums Per Capita Rank | College Degree Rank | High School Graduation Rank | Class Size Rank | Big Deal Score |
| Mountain Brook | 1 | 22 | 35 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| Fairhope | 2 | 22 | 29 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 15.83 |
| Chelsea | 3 | 22 | 10 | 29 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 16.33 |
| Helena | 4 | 22 | 32 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16.5 |
| Homewood | 5 | 13 | 42 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 16.83 |
| Calera | 6 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 40 | 2 | 17 |
| Vestavia Hills | 7 | 22 | 51 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17.83 |
| Huntsville | 8 | 18 | 47 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 18.83 |
| Irondale | 8 | 22 | 14 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18.83 |
| Muscle Shoals | 10 | 22 | 18 | 29 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 19.83 |
| Montgomery | 10 | 11 | 43 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 17 | 19.83 |
| Foley | 12 | 22 | 27 | 5 | 28 | 31 | 8 | 20.17 |
| Fairfield | 12 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 49 | 31 | 8 | 20.17 |
| Madison | 14 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 20.5 |
| Pelham | 15 | 22 | 38 | 29 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 20.67 |
| Hoover | 16 | 22 | 56 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 21.67 |
| Gardendale | 16 | 22 | 21 | 29 | 26 | 15 | 17 | 21.67 |
| Auburn | 18 | 20 | 54 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 21.83 |
| Alabaster | 19 | 22 | 57 | 29 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 22 |
| Daphne | 20 | 8 | 39 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 41 | 22.33 |
| Florence | 20 | 7 | 52 | 2 | 25 | 31 | 17 | 22.33 |
| Athens | 20 | 9 | 40 | 24 | 19 | 40 | 2 | 22.33 |
| Mobile | 23 | 12 | 48 | 11 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 22.5 |
| Hartselle | 23 | 22 | 23 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 8 | 22.5 |
| Leeds | 23 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 30 | 40 | 17 | 22.5 |
| Northport | 26 | 22 | 57 | 7 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 23.17 |
| Birmingham | 27 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 37 | 44 | 17 | 24 |
| Cullman | 28 | 22 | 6 | 18 | 39 | 44 | 17 | 24.33 |
| Tuscaloosa | 29 | 10 | 53 | 10 | 33 | 30 | 17 | 25.5 |
| Decatur | 30 | 22 | 46 | 23 | 31 | 26 | 8 | 26 |
| Jacksonville | 31 | 3 | 15 | 29 | 47 | 23 | 41 | 26.33 |
| Troy | 32 | 6 | 33 | 3 | 29 | 37 | 52 | 26.67 |
| Jasper | 32 | 22 | 5 | 29 | 41 | 46 | 17 | 26.67 |
| Gadsden | 32 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 56 | 54 | 8 | 26.67 |
| Pleasant Grove | 35 | 22 | 9 | 29 | 20 | 22 | 59 | 26.83 |
| Trussville | 36 | 22 | 34 | 29 | 11 | 9 | 59 | 27.33 |
| Opelika | 37 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 35 | 31 | 41 | 27.5 |
| Alexander City | 38 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 48 | 52 | 41 | 28.5 |
| Ozark | 39 | 22 | 28 | 29 | 40 | 37 | 17 | 28.83 |
| Eufaula | 39 | 22 | 4 | 29 | 51 | 50 | 17 | 28.83 |
| Talladega | 41 | 5 | 30 | 6 | 60 | 56 | 17 | 29 |
| Millbrook | 42 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 15 | 52 | 29.17 |
| Enterprise | 43 | 15 | 44 | 29 | 22 | 26 | 41 | 29.5 |
| Scottsboro | 44 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 36 | 50 | 17 | 30 |
| Atmore | 44 | 22 | 1 | 29 | 55 | 56 | 17 | 30 |
| Selma | 46 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 53 | 49 | 41 | 30.17 |
| Center Point | 47 | 22 | 57 | 29 | 50 | 15 | 17 | 31.67 |
| Prattville | 47 | 22 | 50 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 52 | 31.67 |
| Pell City | 49 | 22 | 16 | 29 | 42 | 31 | 52 | 32 |
| Sylacauga | 50 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 46 | 52 | 41 | 32.33 |
| Dothan | 51 | 21 | 55 | 9 | 34 | 31 | 52 | 33.67 |
| Anniston | 52 | 22 | 57 | 25 | 38 | 46 | 17 | 34.17 |
| Hueytown | 53 | 22 | 31 | 29 | 57 | 26 | 41 | 34.33 |
| Moody | 53 | 22 | 3 | 29 | 45 | 46 | 61 | 34.33 |
| Oxford | 55 | 22 | 37 | 29 | 43 | 37 | 41 | 34.83 |
| Phenix City | 56 | 17 | 49 | 28 | 44 | 55 | 17 | 35 |
| Fort Payne | 57 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 52 | 59 | 52 | 35.17 |
| Prichard | 58 | 22 | 41 | 29 | 61 | 60 | 2 | 35.83 |
| Saraland | 59 | 22 | 20 | 29 | 54 | 40 | 52 | 36.17 |
| Bessemer | 60 | 16 | 45 | 27 | 58 | 58 | 17 | 36.83 |
| Albertville | 61 | 22 | 57 | 29 | 59 | 61 | 41 | 44.83 |