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Quality of Life
Education
The 2010 Forbes list of America’s Best Colleges includes nine Alabama colleges: The University of Alabama, University of Alabama at Birmingham, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Auburn University, Birmingham-Southern College, Samford University, Spring Hill College, Troy University and Tuskegee University.
The 2011 U.S. News & World Report College Rankings report included five Alabama universities classified as national doctoral research universities: The University of Alabama (tied for 79th); Auburn University (85th); University of Alabama at Birmingham (151st); University of Alabama in Huntsville (179th).
Cost of Living
Alabama is an affordable location for those seeking a high quality of life.
- Median sale price for homes is 31 percent less than the national average.
- During the fourth quarter of 2010, the median sales price for a home in Alabama was $121,242, while the U.S. average was $173,500.
- Property taxes in Alabama are among the lowest in the United States.
Attractions
Alabama is home to the internationally acclaimed Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail. Beautiful beaches, lakes and resorts offer the best of sun and surf. Outdoors enthusiasts enjoy fishing, camping, hiking, horseback riding, hunting, tennis and water sports. Sports Illustrated called the Barber Motorsports Park and Museum in Birmingham one of the “hidden gems” of racing. The Talladega Superspeedway is the biggest and most competitive motorsports facility in the world.
- Alabama has 120 health center delivery sites owned and operated by 16 non-profit corporations in 55 counties.
- Alabama’s health centers serve almost 300,000 people annually.
- Alabama’s health centers have 1 million patient visits annually.
- Alabama’s health centers had an overall economic impact of $150 million and support 2,000 jobs across the state.
- Alabama’s health centers injected $113.7 million operating expenditures into local economies.
- UAB Hospital has been nationally ranked in U.S. News & World Report since 1991.
- UAB Hospital has been Magnet-designated since 2002.
- UAB Hospital is certified as a Level 1 Trauma Center.
- More than 200 UAB specialists make the annual list of “Best Doctors” in the U.S. every year.