There’s no denying it: there are plenty of places in Alabama that are downright beautiful and full of excitement.
Unfortunately, not all towns and cities in Heart Of Dixie are so lucky.
Just like in all U.S. States, there are definitely some boring places within Alabama’s’ borders. You know the places where everyone has an AARP card and the most exciting thing they do all day is post a picture of their grandchild on Facebook.
Like Glencoe, for instance. In our latest analysis, we found that this city was the most boring city in all of Oklahoma according to Saturday Night Science. But don’t feel bad if you’re a resident of Glencoe. There are plenty of other boring, lackluster places in Alabama as well.
Here they are. Try not to jump out of your seat with excitement.
The 10 Most Boring Places In Alabama
Don’t freak out, in fact, believe it not, a boring city is actually one a lot of people would like to call home.
Before you get all upset if your city’s name is on the list, rest assured that we didn’t use personal opinion when it comes to what classifies a city or town as “boring” or “exciting”. We crunched actual numbers to figure out which towns are statistically more boring.
Showing this data to you is the kind of thing that a real estate agent knows, but would never share.
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Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table
The 10 Most Boring Places In Alabama For 2023
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Average Age: 43.2
% Married: 45.0%
More on Glencoe: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Average Age: 46.2
% Married: 37.0%
More on Oneonta: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Average Age: 42.0
% Married: 44.0%
More on Trussville: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Average Age: 40.9
% Married: 35.0%
More on Lincoln: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Average Age: 40.0
% Married: 54.0%
More on Satsuma: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Average Age: 43.2
% Married: 28.0%
More on Guntersville: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Average Age: 43.4
% Married: 27.0%
More on Roanoke: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Average Age: 46.8
% Married: 33.0%
More on Opp: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Average Age: 41.0
% Married: 36.0%
More on Southside: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Average Age: 42.9
% Married: 40.0%
More on Saraland: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Methodology: How we determined the boring cities in the Heart Of Dixie
You would present the following case to your friends if you were argueing with them at a bar about the most boring place to live in Alabama. And that’s why we call it Saturday Night Science.
Because our data speaks more truth than feelings.
To figure out how boring a place is, we factored in things we generally think make people exciting, and then we figure out which cities have the least number of those exciting people.
We used the U.S. American Community Census data to gather the information presented here. HSome of the things people tend to think of as making a city’s population boring include:
- % of Population Over 25 (higher is more boring)
- % of Married Household (higher is more boring)
- Average Age (higher is more boring)
- % of Households With Kids (higher is more boring)
- Population density (lower is more boring)
Then, our algorithm generates a ranking for each place in these categories. After crunching the numbers, all of the cities ranked from most boring to most exciting.
For this ranking, we used every Alabama city with at least 5,000 residents. This keeps us from prejudicing our rankings by including very small pockets of retired people.
Grab your rocker and hold on.
We updated this article for 2023, and it’s our tenth time ranking the most boring cities in Alabama.
There You Have It – Now That You’re Asleep
On a ranking like this, there are usually no winners, but since Alabama isn’t necessarily the most boring state in the United States, the cities on this ranking can at least take solace that there are, in fact, more boring cities in the country.
If you’re also curious enough, here are the most exciting places in Alabama, according to science:
- Jacksonville
- Tuscaloosa
- Auburn
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Detailed List Of The Most Boring Cities In Alabama For 2023
| Rank | City | Population | Average Age | % Married | % Kids |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glencoe, AL | 5,343 | 43.2 | 45.0% | 32.8% |
| 2 | Oneonta, AL | 6,925 | 46.2 | 37.0% | 26.9% |
| 3 | Trussville, AL | 25,621 | 42.0 | 44.0% | 35.0% |
| 4 | Lincoln, AL | 6,968 | 40.9 | 35.0% | 37.1% |
| 5 | Satsuma, AL | 6,740 | 40.0 | 54.0% | 35.6% |
| 6 | Guntersville, AL | 8,644 | 43.2 | 28.0% | 30.8% |
| 7 | Roanoke, AL | 5,346 | 43.4 | 27.0% | 29.6% |
| 8 | Opp, AL | 6,741 | 46.8 | 33.0% | 26.6% |
| 9 | Southside, AL | 9,358 | 41.0 | 36.0% | 32.1% |
| 10 | Saraland, AL | 16,109 | 42.9 | 40.0% | 30.3% |
| 11 | Rainsville, AL | 5,545 | 44.9 | 48.0% | 24.4% |
| 12 | Moody, AL | 13,235 | 41.5 | 33.0% | 29.6% |
| 13 | Pleasant Grove, AL | 9,549 | 43.8 | 39.0% | 32.6% |
| 14 | Brewton, AL | 5,257 | 42.1 | 32.0% | 27.6% |
| 15 | Semmes, AL | 5,123 | 45.1 | 33.0% | 23.1% |
| 16 | Scottsboro, AL | 15,543 | 41.7 | 24.0% | 30.8% |
| 17 | Leeds, AL | 12,292 | 40.9 | 33.0% | 30.0% |
| 18 | Hamilton, AL | 6,880 | 46.1 | 26.0% | 20.8% |
| 19 | Clanton, AL | 8,776 | 40.4 | 32.0% | 29.3% |
| 20 | Cullman, AL | 18,434 | 42.0 | 31.0% | 32.2% |
| 21 | Sylacauga, AL | 12,465 | 37.2 | 38.0% | 33.1% |
| 22 | Headland, AL | 5,027 | 36.4 | 36.0% | 34.8% |
| 23 | Pike Road, AL | 9,651 | 33.9 | 43.0% | 48.0% |
| 24 | Chelsea, AL | 15,201 | 37.9 | 36.0% | 42.8% |
| 25 | Attalla, AL | 5,849 | 48.1 | 36.0% | 19.0% |
| 26 | Orange Beach, AL | 8,048 | 51.6 | 23.0% | 17.4% |
| 27 | Clay, AL | 10,315 | 40.1 | 40.0% | 33.0% |
| 28 | Athens, AL | 26,179 | 41.3 | 28.0% | 28.1% |
| 29 | Margaret, AL | 5,294 | 33.0 | 41.0% | 48.8% |
| 30 | Pelham, AL | 24,221 | 40.0 | 29.0% | 32.6% |
| 31 | Gardendale, AL | 16,051 | 39.9 | 42.0% | 26.5% |
| 32 | Muscle Shoals, AL | 16,334 | 38.9 | 36.0% | 30.3% |
| 33 | Mountain Brook, AL | 22,259 | 41.1 | 39.0% | 42.5% |
| 34 | Gulf Shores, AL | 15,178 | 50.4 | 14.0% | 21.9% |
| 35 | Helena, AL | 21,036 | 38.2 | 35.0% | 40.6% |
| 36 | Oxford, AL | 22,019 | 37.4 | 31.0% | 31.7% |
| 37 | Fultondale, AL | 9,756 | 39.5 | 32.0% | 31.0% |
| 38 | Opelika, AL | 31,361 | 39.6 | 25.0% | 28.1% |
| 39 | Pinson, AL | 7,209 | 34.5 | 41.0% | 38.6% |
| 40 | Hartselle, AL | 15,414 | 39.6 | 35.0% | 32.5% |
| 41 | Hueytown, AL | 16,655 | 36.1 | 37.0% | 38.1% |
| 42 | Wetumpka, AL | 7,129 | 33.5 | 31.0% | 36.7% |
| 43 | Vestavia Hills, AL | 38,600 | 40.0 | 33.0% | 34.6% |
| 44 | Spanish Fort, AL | 10,083 | 37.1 | 24.0% | 40.1% |
| 45 | Calera, AL | 16,644 | 33.1 | 32.0% | 43.1% |
| 46 | Anniston, AL | 21,502 | 42.1 | 22.0% | 23.0% |
| 47 | Arab, AL | 8,552 | 38.7 | 31.0% | 32.8% |
| 48 | Alabaster, AL | 33,417 | 39.9 | 31.0% | 37.7% |
| 49 | Tallassee, AL | 5,174 | 40.6 | 24.0% | 29.1% |
| 50 | Jasper, AL | 14,453 | 35.4 | 35.0% | 35.1% |
| 51 | Atmore, AL | 8,465 | 43.3 | 14.0% | 19.7% |
| 52 | Foley, AL | 21,113 | 52.1 | 15.0% | 16.7% |
| 53 | Monroeville, AL | 5,917 | 43.3 | 29.0% | 19.4% |
| 54 | Andalusia, AL | 8,841 | 39.1 | 25.0% | 29.2% |
| 55 | Fort Payne, AL | 14,815 | 39.7 | 26.0% | 28.6% |
| 56 | Fairhope, AL | 22,605 | 44.9 | 22.0% | 29.2% |
| 57 | Ozark, AL | 14,373 | 40.9 | 21.0% | 26.3% |
| 58 | Irondale, AL | 13,455 | 43.1 | 22.0% | 16.6% |
| 59 | Demopolis, AL | 7,080 | 39.8 | 25.0% | 24.2% |
| 60 | Dothan, AL | 70,699 | 40.4 | 24.0% | 26.8% |
| 61 | Greenville, AL | 7,326 | 35.6 | 30.0% | 30.7% |
| 62 | Boaz, AL | 10,248 | 35.9 | 34.0% | 36.8% |
| 63 | Eufaula, AL | 12,746 | 37.0 | 22.0% | 31.5% |
| 64 | Talladega, AL | 15,071 | 39.6 | 24.0% | 29.6% |
| 65 | Hoover, AL | 91,995 | 38.3 | 27.0% | 33.6% |
| 66 | Decatur, AL | 57,525 | 40.4 | 27.0% | 26.6% |
| 67 | Bessemer, AL | 25,890 | 41.8 | 21.0% | 21.5% |
| 68 | Prattville, AL | 38,124 | 38.3 | 25.0% | 33.4% |
| 69 | Sheffield, AL | 9,330 | 42.0 | 25.0% | 19.7% |
| 70 | Smiths Station, AL | 5,441 | 38.5 | 20.0% | 43.0% |
| 71 | Daphne, AL | 27,861 | 37.6 | 24.0% | 34.0% |
| 72 | Northport, AL | 30,714 | 33.9 | 33.0% | 36.1% |
| 73 | Robertsdale, AL | 6,793 | 38.4 | 21.0% | 29.1% |
| 74 | Tuscumbia, AL | 9,029 | 37.4 | 33.0% | 26.0% |
| 75 | Madison, AL | 56,967 | 39.1 | 15.0% | 40.8% |
| 76 | Gadsden, AL | 33,881 | 39.7 | 23.0% | 27.7% |
| 77 | Albertville, AL | 22,433 | 32.8 | 25.0% | 37.7% |
| 78 | Lanett, AL | 6,880 | 39.9 | 20.0% | 30.4% |
| 79 | Midfield, AL | 5,159 | 36.6 | 31.0% | 35.9% |
| 80 | Center Point, AL | 16,279 | 33.9 | 27.0% | 42.0% |
| 81 | Tarrant, AL | 6,077 | 38.8 | 17.0% | 23.7% |
| 82 | Russellville, AL | 10,767 | 33.1 | 26.0% | 32.1% |
| 83 | Prichard, AL | 19,353 | 37.0 | 23.0% | 32.1% |
| 84 | Enterprise, AL | 28,513 | 36.0 | 16.0% | 33.5% |
| 85 | Millbrook, AL | 16,631 | 36.8 | 20.0% | 30.8% |
| 86 | Bay Minette, AL | 8,159 | 35.6 | 26.0% | 27.8% |
| 87 | Mobile, AL | 186,316 | 37.6 | 22.0% | 25.4% |
| 88 | Valley, AL | 10,442 | 32.5 | 24.0% | 28.9% |
| 89 | Montevallo, AL | 7,288 | 25.1 | 19.0% | 32.3% |
| 90 | Chickasaw, AL | 6,398 | 33.3 | 22.0% | 36.6% |
| 91 | Montgomery, AL | 199,819 | 36.1 | 20.0% | 31.3% |
| 92 | Huntsville, AL | 215,025 | 36.5 | 16.0% | 24.5% |
| 93 | Homewood, AL | 27,557 | 29.8 | 21.0% | 35.7% |
| 94 | Selma, AL | 17,875 | 39.0 | 20.0% | 23.0% |
| 95 | Birmingham, AL | 200,431 | 35.9 | 18.0% | 20.9% |
| 96 | Florence, AL | 40,781 | 34.9 | 22.0% | 26.6% |
| 97 | Fairfield, AL | 9,975 | 30.7 | 22.0% | 30.5% |
| 98 | Tuskegee, AL | 9,173 | 24.5 | 11.0% | 25.0% |
| 99 | Troy, AL | 17,757 | 24.3 | 20.0% | 22.9% |
| 100 | Auburn, AL | 76,660 | 25.9 | 16.0% | 26.9% |
Did you attend the Chris Chase School of Online Journalism? Seriously, the level of “boring” is not something you can tangibly measure; “boring” is an abstract, subjective feeling. If I find random crappy pictures on Google Maps, write groan-worthy jokes about senior citizens, and put a table with big numbers in my article, can I work for RoadSnacks, too? Remember, kids, “infotainment” is supposed to be “informational entertainment”, not half-baked blogs from Travel Magazine rejects.
I bet you have never even been to Alabama huh Nick James? You sound like your typical California commie pinko fag…I’m guessing the only way you got your job is by blowing the right people any reputable publication wouldn’t hire you
Sounds like YOU’RE A Reich Wing snot-dripping, mouth-breathing, knuckle-dragging closet case f-g yourself, Bubba Joe. The worse kind of f-g! So why don’t you find your tooth, your 20 kids from 17 different mothers, and go feck yourself, bi*ch!!!
You have automatically decided that over 35, married and having children are boring and you don’t want to many of “those” kinds of people. Wow . No data on things to do, recreation, dining, arts, museum, festivals, educational opportunities, or cost of living. The fact that many of these towns have an older population would indicate that there are people with vast life experience , and wisdom. Yet perhaps your correct on labeling it boring to dissuade the younger generations, because I personally know that Orange Beach and Fairhope do not cater to the entitled “selfie” millenial age. We expect and delight in those who appreciate natural beauty, cultural arts, adrenaline sports and adventures, volunterism, ecological responsibility and community. So thank you for encouraging those who are seeking an” all about me” , continual narrccistic entertainment experience to avoid our area. The beaches will stay cleaner, the community will will benefit from contributing visitors, and the hope for our future remain steadfast.
You should consider moving Oneonta into the top 10.
How can Orange Beach be the most boring city in Alabama? Next to Gulf Shores, it has the most BEAUTIFUL BEACHES on the Gulf Coast and THOUSANDS of people flock here every summer just to “Vacation at the Gulf of Mexico”. They spend THOUSANDS of dollars renting condos, etc…..and there are tons of things to do in Orange Beach. U have the beach, fishing, boating, some of the best seafood restaurants, and tons of entertainment. You are way off base here….because tourists would not spend THOUSANDS of dollars to come here every year if this was the most boring city in Alabama!! EPIC FAIL!!
And neither Fairhope nor Daphne are suburbs of Mobile.