These Are The 10 Best Places In Alabama To Catch Pokemon

So, you want to catch ’em all, huh?
Pokemon Go has swept the nation, and the app has broken records for the most downloads in the first week of release. All over the country, people are swarming, gathering, and all around going nuts, playing this interactive game.
Since we’re a data analytics website, and because we’re often cited as the ‘go to’ place for regional infotainment, we thought it was our duty to be as helpful as we can for people in Alabama who want to have the inside scoop as to where they should go if they want to dominate this addicting game.
After analyzing every place in Alabama, here is our list of the best places to catch Pokemon in the Heart of Dixie:

1. Midfield
2. Tarrant
3. Chickasaw (Photos)
4. Smiths Station (Photos)
5. Glencoe (Photos)
6. Fultondale
7. Fairfield (Photos)
8. Tuscumbia (Photos)
9. Attalla (Photos)
10. Sheffield (Photos)

As you might note, these are all smaller suburbs of major cities in Alabama. That’s because in smaller cities, there are a higher number of places per capita where Pokemon are traditionally found. Meaning you’ll find more Pokemon in a much smaller area. When you read the analysis below, this will all make sense. Trust us.
So, grab your avatars, cell phones, and your Poke Balls as we uncover the truly best places in Alabama in which to find the most Pokemon, based on data.
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How do you decide where the best place is to catch Pokemon?

In order to rank the best places in Alabama in which to catch ’em all, we had to determine which cities, towns and villages in Alabama have the most places to find Pokemon.
So we scraped the internet for those criteria, and it spit out the answer. Like magic.

How we crunched the numbers

We threw a lot of criteria at this one in order to get the best, most complete results possible. Using Google Maps, this is the criteria we used:

• Number of parks per capita
• Number of museums per capita
• Number of churches per capita
• Number of memorials and public gathering places per capita

If you’d like to see the complete list of cities, scroll to the bottom of this post to see a chart of the top cities.
Note: When measuring the locations listed above, we measured the locations within a short drive of the center of each place in Alabama.

1. Midfield

Population: 5,319
Parks Per 1,000 People: 10.53
Museums Per 1,000 People: 2.26
Churches Per 1,000 People: 11.09
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 7.9

2. Tarrant

Population: 6,331
Parks Per 1,000 People: 9.48
Museums Per 1,000 People: 2.37
Churches Per 1,000 People: 9.48
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 5.05

3. Chickasaw

Population: 6,026
Parks Per 1,000 People: 7.8
Museums Per 1,000 People: 2.16
Churches Per 1,000 People: 9.96
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 5.31

4. Smiths Station

Population: 5,095
Parks Per 1,000 People: 11.38
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.37
Churches Per 1,000 People: 11.58
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 1.96

5. Glencoe

Population: 5,137
Parks Per 1,000 People: 5.84
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.58
Churches Per 1,000 People: 11.68
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 2.14

6. Fultondale

Population: 8,593
Parks Per 1,000 People: 6.4
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.63
Churches Per 1,000 People: 6.98
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 2.68

7. Fairfield

Population: 11,039
Parks Per 1,000 People: 4.8
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.09
Churches Per 1,000 People: 5.44
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 4.17

8. Tuscumbia

Population: 8,565
Parks Per 1,000 People: 2.57
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.17
Churches Per 1,000 People: 7.01
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 1.52

9. Attalla

Population: 5,995
Parks Per 1,000 People: 2.17
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.5
Churches Per 1,000 People: 10.01
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 2.17

10. Sheffield

Population: 9,067
Parks Per 1,000 People: 2.76
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.1
Churches Per 1,000 People: 6.62
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 1.43

There You Have It

If you’re looking at communities in Alabama where you have a much higher chance of catching Pokemon, this is an accurate list.
If you’re also curious enough, here’s how the larger cities in Alabama with the most reliable locations to catch a Pokemon rank, according to science.

1. Madison (Photos)
2. Tuscaloosa (Photos)
3. Hoover (Photos)
4. Huntsville (Photos)
5. Decatur (Photos)

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Detailed List Of The Best Places In Alabama To Catch Pokemon

Rank	City	Population
1	Midfield	5,319
2	Tarrant	6,331
3	Chickasaw	6,026
4	Smiths Station	5,095
5	Glencoe	5,137
6	Fultondale	8,593
7	Fairfield	11,039
8	Tuscumbia	8,565
9	Attalla	5,995
10	Sheffield	9,067
11	Orange Beach	5,629
12	Irondale	12,399
13	Daleville	5,233
14	Pleasant Grove	10,230
15	Millbrook	14,858
16	Childersburg	5,117
17	Southside	8,432
18	Wetumpka	7,136
19	Demopolis	7,323
20	Montevallo	6,470
21	Pinson	7,141
22	Brewton	5,426
23	Lanett	6,455
24	Leeds	12,063
25	Center Point	16,876
26	Mountain Brook	20,484
27	Muscle Shoals	13,380
28	Prichard	22,475
29	Homewood	25,420
30	Northport	24,092
31	Robertsdale	5,556
32	Gulf Shores	10,523
33	Valley	9,456
34	Saraland	13,657
35	Clanton	8,672
36	Spanish Fort	7,357
37	Guntersville	8,316
38	Gardendale	13,809
39	Atmore	10,096
40	Satsuma	6,145
41	Oneonta	6,623
42	Jacksonville	12,416
43	Calera	12,376
44	Arab	8,241
45	Clay	9,699
46	Vestavia Hills	34,061
47	Chelsea	11,051
48	Monroeville	6,343
49	Bessemer	27,202
50	Daphne	22,983
51	Opp	6,675
52	Foley	15,428
53	Boaz	9,781
54	Andalusia	9,048
55	Prattville	34,349
56	Fairhope	16,661
57	Tallassee	5,011
58	Helena	16,752
59	Scottsboro	14,779
60	Lincoln	6,321
61	Jackson	5,116
62	Selma	20,276
63	Tuskegee	9,435
64	Roanoke	6,013
65	Pike Road	6,605
66	Moody	12,124
67	Cullman	14,933
68	Greenville	7,974
69	Troy	18,636
70	Hueytown	15,956
71	Trussville	20,229
72	Talladega	16,034
73	Jasper	14,247
74	Hamilton	6,842
75	Madison	44,866
76	Opelika	27,956
77	Sylacauga	12,786
78	Florence	39,738
79	Enterprise	27,375
80	Hartselle	14,393
81	Fort Payne	14,115
82	Oxford	21,250
83	Anniston	22,749
84	Pelham	22,106
85	Eufaula	12,897
86	Russellville	9,836
87	Bay Minette	8,682
88	Alabaster	30,978
89	Hoover	82,849
90	Tuscaloosa	93,325
91	Albertville	21,363
92	Auburn	56,986
93	Gadsden	36,621
94	Ozark	14,835
95	Huntsville	184,132
96	Decatur	55,641
97	Athens	23,335
98	Dothan	67,574
99	Mobile	194,942
100	Birmingham	211,705