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Huntsville, AL is #88 on the list Top 100 Best Cities to Work Remote in 2022, #23 on the list Top 100 Best Cities for Outdoor Living in 2022

Is Huntsville, Alabama a safe place to live?

Dwellics analytics team assigned the score 80.8 to Huntsville, Alabama (with 100 being the best). This score helps find the safest places to live in America. When determining if Huntsville, Alabama is a safe place to live, we analyze factors including air quality, water quality, crime rates, natural disaster frequency, substance abuse rates, cancer instances, and more.

Crime rates in Huntsville, Alabama

  • Crime rateshigh
  • Arson crimesthe lowest
  • Vandalismhigh

In Huntsville, Alabama, violent crime rates are considered to be highAnalytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest in the United States according to our research. Arson crimes are the lowestAnalytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest and property crimes, including vandalism rank highAnalytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest.

Environmental Hazards Huntsville, Alabama

  • Cancer instanceslow
  • Substance abuselow

In Huntsville, Alabama, cancer instances are considered to be lowAnalytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest in the United States according to our research. Substance abuse in Huntsville, Alabama is lowAnalytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest in the United States according to our research.

Natural Disasters in Huntsville, Alabama

  • Earthquakes
    in Huntsville are unlikely
  • Hurracanes
    in Huntsville are unlikely
  • Severe Storms
    in Huntsville are high risk
  • Tornados
    in Huntsville are possible
  • Volcanos
    in Huntsville are unlikely
  • Wildfires
    in Huntsville are very low

Smoking Laws in Huntsville, Alabama

Smoking is allowed inside restaurants and bars in Huntsville. Smoking inside of workplaces in Huntsville is Allowed. The use of e-cigarettes is not banned. In Huntsville, Alabama marijuana use is not legal.

Air & Water Quality in Huntsville, Alabama

Air quality
87.0% of the time
Water quality
100 out of 100

Huntsville, Alabama has good air quality 87.0% of the time or 317 days per year. The water quality index calculated by Dwellics team in Huntsville is 100 out of 100 (100 being the best) based on the number of acute health-based violations for every water utility in the last 5 years.

Pros and Cons of living in Huntsville, Alabama in reviews from users in their own words:

ProsCons
  • "cost and population"
  • "Property tax the second lowest in the nation. Green and growing plant life everywhere makes it a beautiful place to be. Mountains in north Alabama are beautiful. "
  • "drivable, fairly large, warm"
  • "It has become to crowded"
  • "Jobs, cost of living, small city"
  • "No traffic, cost of living, small city, Jobs"
  • "South!!"
  • "Very quiet and peaceful"
  • "Convenient "
  • "safe"
  • "no outdoor activities"
  • "Tornadoes and 56" average rain resulting in less sunny days. Cockroaches and other bugs due to humid hot environment."
  • "conservative, military focused, transgender laws"
  • "Driving is congested and too many people moving into the area. Cost of living has double. "
  • "Infrastructure, lack of diversity, location, not a lot to do"
  • "Lack of diversity, location"
  • "To many from the north moving in"
  • "Not many things to do"
  • "High traffic and housing cost"
  • "south"

Cities Near Huntsville: Decatur, Owens Cross Roads, Madison, Moores Mill, Redstone Arsenal
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