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This town of 93 people was settled in 1849.
Is Equality a good place to live?
Among 188 Alabama towns, just one has a higher home-ownership rate than Equality. Equality has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
93 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Equality: who provides what
Equality is unincorporated, so Coosa County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Equality.
A home in Equality is worth about $678K, on Zillow’s estimate
Values rose 11% in the 12 months to September 2026.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Very high risk in Equality, with inland flooding at the top
The natural-hazard score from FEMA for Equality comes to 80 of 100, against 59 of 100 in Alabama’s towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2023. Expected losses in Equality break down as 76% from inland flooding and 10% from tornadoes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Equality has 0.1 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
The mean commuting time for Equality comes to 29 minutes, where Alabama’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The median commute is under 30 miles. The top destinations are Montgomery (22%), Alexander City (9%) and Sylacauga (5%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers: that is Equality’s year
For Equality, the midsummer high is 91°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Equality is
12% of adults binge drink in Equality. This Alabama town beats the Alabama average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. Among adults locally, 18% have diabetes and 18% report frequent physical distress.
| Equality | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 49% | 43% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 16% |
| What stands out | Equality | AL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83.1% | 78% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 89.7% | 85.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.4% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Equality
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Equality; the nearest are
College town 18 of every 100 Equality residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Alabama.
100% of working residents leave Equality for work
Where Equality’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Equality
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Equality, AL a good place to live?
Equality has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.