Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Prattville is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C+ overall, 73rd among Alabama's 187 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $81K. Its lowest everyday mark is in safety: its crime rate is higher than 69% of U.S. towns, with 103 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. A typical home there costs about $266K, 4.2 years of the Montgomery metro’s $64K median household income. Its National Register listings include Daniel Pratt Historic District and Stone Plantation. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 72% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Wilderness Park, at 91 acres.
Where Prattville beats most towns.
Census counts: 672 in 1850, a low of 672 in 1850, 37,781 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1851 and 4 maps from 1930 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Alabama), ordered by how far Prattville is from typical.
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Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Prattville. Close and well known come first.
10 mi MuseumThe National Memorial to Peace and Justice
10 mi LandmarkCivil Rights Memorial
39 mi LakeLake Martin
9 mi MuseumThe Legacy Museum10 mi LandmarkMothers of Gynecology Monument
39 mi Ancient siteCahabaThe National Memorial to Peace and Justice: Soniakapadia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Civil Rights Memorial: Colin Mutchler from Brooklyn, United States, CC BY 2.0 · Lake Martin: Rebecca Hagen, Public domain · The Legacy Museum: Soniakapadia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cahaba: Altairisfar (Jeffrey Reed), CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Prattville, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Prattville.
Prattville has hotter summers than almost anywhere else in Alabama, looks healthier within Alabama than nationally and has seen reported crime fall by a fifth or more.
Reported crimes fell from 944 to 700 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Prattville reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 69% report less. Within Alabama, it does better than 63% of towns. At 14.7 per 1,000 residents, Prattville’s property crime rate is against 17 in Alabama’s towns and 9.9 across U.S. towns.
| Prattville | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 14.7 per 1,000 residents | 17 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.5 per 1,000 residents | 2.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by the Autauga County school district. Two of its 14 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Pratt Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades 1–6 | Grades 1–6 | 1,035 | A |
| Autauga County Alternative SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 3–12 | Grades 3–12 | – | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AL on state tests and graduation
July afternoons average 92.4°, the #2 highest of 594 Alabama places with climate records; January nights average 35.6°.
At 92°F, Prattville’s July high is above both Alabama’s towns (91°F) and U.S. towns (85°F). Prattville’s January low is 36°F. Prattville has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain.
| Prattville | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 92°F | 91°F | 85°F |
| January low | 36°F | 33°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Prattville | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.7% | 1.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Upper Kingston Park | 0.9 mi | 28 |
| 2. Wilderness Park | 0.3 mi | 91 |
| 3. Cooter's Pond Park | — | 46 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most working residents leave Prattville for work: only 19% work in town. Since 2013, Prattville has added 2,010 jobs, to 12,220 in 2023. The top destinations are Montgomery (42%), Birmingham (3%) and Millbrook (2%).
| Prattville | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 19% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $81,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 7.5% | 6.7% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The median rent in Prattville is $1,313 a month. The typical Prattville home is worth about $266,000, up 3.2% in a year, 12% above the Alabama typical home.
| Prattville | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,313 a month | $940 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 67% | 70% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Alabama average. 37% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Prattville. Prattville has grown 7.6% since 2020, to 40,582 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Prattville | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 23% | 29% |
| Median age | 36.9 years | 39.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 24% | 23% | 22% |
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.1 points). Across Alabama, 51.4% of residents are women. Median age: women 38.8, men 35.1.
| Prattville | AL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.2% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.2% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.4% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.6% | 12.4% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.8% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.6% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.1% | 10.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6% | 7.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.4% | 11.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.9% | 30.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.5% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.6% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.7% | 17.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17.9% | 11.1% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Within Alabama it is healthier than 76% of the 187 graded towns: much of Alabama scores lower on these measures.
Prattville beats the Alabama average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 40% of Prattville adults have high blood pressure.
| Prattville | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 43% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 12% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| What stands out | Prattville | AL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.2% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 15.3% | 19.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 55% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 39 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Prattville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
4 within 15 miles of the center of Prattville
About 5 of every 100 Prattville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Alabama.
33,960 counted in 2010 and 37,781 in 2020; an estimated 40,582 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 7.6% since 2020, after 11.3% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
3 places in Prattville on the National Register of Historic Places.
17 notable people were born in Prattville.
City in Autauga and Elmore counties, Alabama, U.S.
Prattville is a city located within both Autauga and Elmore counties in the State of Alabama, United States, and serves as the county seat of Autauga County. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 37,781. Nicknamed "The Fountain City" due to the many artesian wells in the area, Prattville is part of the Montgomery Metropolitan Area. It was founded by Daniel Pratt.
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One town shares a border with Prattville.
| Town | AL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prattville | #73 | C+ | B | C | B− | B− |
| Millbrook | #117 | C− | B | C− | B− | C+ |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Prattville grades C+ overall, better than 39% of U.S. towns and #73 of 187 in Alabama. It grades B− for health, C for safety and B− for schools.
Within Alabama, it does better than 63% of towns.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
17 notable people were born here, including Wilson Pickett and Kaitlan Collins.
