LittlevilleAL
A town of 1,065, settled in 1886.
Is Littleville a good place to live?
Littleville’s best subject grade is an A for cost of living; its weakest is a D for walkability. Only 10 of the 188 Alabama towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Littleville. Littleville's public schools trail 71% of Alabama towns on state tests and graduation. Littleville's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 95% of U.S. towns. Littleville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Littleville stand out
Where Littleville beats most towns.
1,065 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Littleville grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Alabama), ordered by how far Littleville is from typical.
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Moving to Littleville: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Littleville, and how to reach them.
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 Littleville.
Homes in Littleville are worth about $142K, by Zillow’s estimate
Littleville’s typical rent is $817 a month, against $940 a month in Alabama’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 1.3%. Also worth knowing: 69% of Littleville households live in a home they own.
| Littleville | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $817 a month | $940 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 69% | 69% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Residents of Littleville are less healthy than 80% of U.S. towns
Just over a quarter of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Littleville, above both Alabama’s towns (24%) and U.S. towns (23%). On the CDC’s 32 measures, Littleville is ahead of Alabama on 1 and behind on 5. In Littleville, 16% of adults report frequent physical distress.
| Littleville | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 43% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 24% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Littleville | AL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.9% | 9.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21.7% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Littleville’s workers commute out
Jobs based in Littleville fell to 121 in 2023, 80 fewer than in 2013. Only 1% of working residents stay in Littleville for work; the rest commute out. For Littleville, the average trip to work is 27 minutes. Half commute less than 13 miles.
| Littleville | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $56,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 16% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect mild winters and hot summers in Littleville
July afternoons reach 90°, January nights drop to 31° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Littleville: inland flooding
3 flood insurance claims have been paid in Littleville since 2023. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 56% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 35% come from inland flooding and 19% from cold waves.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Less crime per resident in Littleville than in 54% of U.S. towns
For Littleville, the property offense rate is 7.6 per 1,000 residents. The town’s level of violent crime stands at 0.9 per 1,000 residents.
| Littleville | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.9 per 1,000 residents | 2.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 7.6 per 1,000 residents | 16.9 | 9.9 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Everything we know about Littleville
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Littleville
About 3 of every 100 Littleville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Alabama.
99% of working residents leave Littleville for work
Where Littleville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Littleville
Town in Alabama, United States
Littleville is a town located on the southern border of Colbert County, Alabama, United States, and extends into Franklin County. It is part of the Florence - Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Statistical Area known as "The Shoals". As of the 2020 census, Littleville had a population of 1,038.
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- Area
- 5.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 696 ft
Questions about Littleville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Littleville, AL expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.