#1Valley
Chambers County · 10,294 peopleHistory grade, better than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #171 of 187 in AL
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Valley, #1 on this list · Shawmut Historic District · Photo: Rivers Langley; SaveRivers · CC BY-SA 3.0Valley ranks first on history among Alabama’s 187 towns of 2,500+; 27 of the 187 grade A− or better on history nationally.
The History grade, a character grade (not part of the overall): the town’s founding era, homes built before 1940 (Census ACS) and its National Register places. How grades work
#1History grade, better than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #171 of 187 in AL
#2History grade, better than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #123 of 187 in AL
#3History grade, better than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #175 of 187 in AL
History grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank (T = tied; 32 towns here); the overall grade and state rank are beside each.
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Valley (Chambers County) ranks first on history among 187 towns, with an A; Tallassee and Marion follow.
The History grade, a character grade (not part of the overall): the town’s founding era, homes built before 1940 (Census ACS) and its National Register places. Towns are sorted on the grade’s score; the letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.
The list covers towns of 2,500+ residents with a history grade (187 in Alabama). Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the Alabama page.
Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.