> **Alabama SEO Market Map: Local Competition by City** > How competitive local search is in 5 Alabama cities across 12 industries, scored on one national scale. See what your market needs. [SEO Market Map](https://seoeliteagency.com/seo-market-map/) Alabama SEO Market Map · Alabama · 5 cities · 12 trades # Today’s SEO forecast for *Alabama*. Alabama ranks 7th of 14 states for search competition, at 54 against a median of 54 across the 14 states measured so far. Its hardest trade is dentists (67); its calmest is landscaping (38). Pick yours. All trades Plumbing HVAC Roofing Electricians Landscaping Pest control Pool companies Dentists Law firms Med spas Veterinarians Chiropractors [Run myfree audit](https://seoeliteagency.com/free-seo-audit/) [Booka call](https://seoeliteagency.hbportal.co/public/69bccfccf61f1d002932ebbe) The five-city outlook ## Where search is calm, and where it is *severe*. Tuscaloosa is calmest at 50; Huntsville runs at 59. Storms likely ### Tuscaloosa 50 / 100 Local SEO needed Hardest Med spas · 60 Calmest Pool companies · 34 Storms likely ### Montgomery 51 / 100 Local SEO needed Hardest Dentists · 75 Calmest Pool companies · 30 Storms likely ### Mobile 54 / 100 Local SEO needed Hardest Dentists · 72 Calmest Landscaping · 37 Storms likely ### Birmingham 57 / 100 Local SEO needed Hardest HVAC · 67 Calmest Electricians · 42 Storms likely ### Huntsville 59 / 100 Local SEO needed Hardest Pest control · 70 Calmest Landscaping · 41 The Alabama radar ## Huntsville runs *hottest*. Huntsville, Birmingham, Mobile, Montgomery and Tuscaloosa, stormiest first. - **59** Huntsville *Storms likely* - **57** Birmingham *Storms likely* - **54** Mobile *Storms likely* - **51** Montgomery *Storms likely* - **50** Tuscaloosa *Storms likely* - **Clear skies 0–19 - **Mostly sunny 20–34 - **Clouds building 35–49 - **Storms likely 50–64 - **Severe 65–100 State lines: US Census Bureau. Numbered pins follow the key, stormiest first. What we found ## Inside Alabama’s *numbers*. - **Huntsville** (59): toughest, pest control at 70, where the top three hold 1,739 reviews at the median and 18 of 20 rivals have passed 100. Calmest, landscaping at 41 (164 at the median). - **Birmingham** (57): toughest, HVAC at 67, where the top three hold 1,133 reviews at the median and 18 of 20 rivals have passed 100. Calmest, electricians at 42 (36 at the median). - **Mobile** (54): toughest, dentists at 72, where the top three hold 1,344 reviews at the median and 19 of 20 rivals have passed 100. Calmest, landscaping at 37 (64 at the median). - **Montgomery** (51): toughest, dentists at 75, where the top three hold 2,060 reviews at the median and 20 of 20 rivals have passed 100. Calmest, pool companies at 30 (17 at the median). - **Tuscaloosa** (50): toughest, med spas at 60, where the top three hold 327 reviews at the median and 8 of 20 rivals have passed 100. Calmest, pool companies at 34 (49 at the median). The deepest review moat in Alabama: dentists in Huntsville, where the top three hold 2,559 reviews at the median. The thinnest: pool companies in Montgomery, at 17. Ratings run lowest for pool companies in Montgomery (4.22 stars across the top ten) and highest for chiropractors in Birmingham (4.98). We read 180 top-ranking competitor sites across Alabama’s searches. WordPress runs 103 of them; 46 are custom or another builder. 56% carry local business markup, against 54% across every state measured, and 66% changed their sitemap in the last year. ### Each trade, calmest city to toughest - **Plumbing** Tuscaloosa 51 → Huntsville 68 - **HVAC** Tuscaloosa 55 → Huntsville 68 - **Roofing** Montgomery 50 → Huntsville 59 - **Electricians** Tuscaloosa 41 → Montgomery 51 - **Landscaping** Montgomery 33 → Birmingham 46 - **Pest control** Mobile 49 → Huntsville 70 - **Pool companies** Montgomery 30 → Birmingham 55 - **Dentists** Birmingham 58 → Montgomery 75 - **Law firms** Tuscaloosa 53 → Huntsville 69 - **Med spas** Montgomery 47 → Tuscaloosa 60 - **Veterinarians** Tuscaloosa 52 → Huntsville 62 - **Chiropractors** Montgomery 41 → Huntsville 59 What a searcher sees on the map ## The view from the *phone*. City Huntsville Mobile Birmingham Montgomery Tuscaloosa Trade Plumbing HVAC Roofing Electricians Landscaping Pest control Pool companies Dentists Law firms Med spas Veterinarians Chiropractors 70 / 100 Severe Competitors with deep review counts and built-out websites hold the top spots. This market rewards full SEO, with paid search to buy time while it builds. - **1,739** median reviews among the top three - **18** of the top 20 with 100 or more reviews - **4.9** average stars across the top 10 9:41 ** G pest control near Huntsville ★ **4.9** 1,739 reviews ★ **4.9** 1,739 reviews ★ **4.9** 1,739 reviews **Top 20 on the map** **************************************** 18 with 100+ reviews Drawn from the measured Google Maps results. Names are never shown. The full forecast ## Every city, every *trade*. Alabama by city and trade, read 2026-10-29. [Methodology](https://seoeliteagency.com/seo-market-map/methodology/). City [Plumbing](https://seoeliteagency.com/seo-for-plumbing/) [HVAC](https://seoeliteagency.com/seo-for-hvac/) [Roofing](https://seoeliteagency.com/seo-for-roofing-contractors/) [Electricians](https://seoeliteagency.com/seo-for-electricians/) [Landscaping](https://seoeliteagency.com/seo-for-landscaping/) [Pest control](https://seoeliteagency.com/seo-for-pest-control/) [Pool companies](https://seoeliteagency.com/seo-for-pool-companies/) [Dentists](https://seoeliteagency.com/seo-for-dentistry/) [Law firms](https://seoeliteagency.com/seo-for-law-office/) [Med spas](https://seoeliteagency.com/seo-for-medspa/) [Veterinarians](https://seoeliteagency.com/seo-for-veterinarians/) [Chiropractors](https://seoeliteagency.com/seo-for-chiropractic/) Huntsville 68 68 59 42 41 70 52 70 69 49 62 59 Mobile 60 63 56 43 37 49 46 72 65 51 53 58 Birmingham 66 67 57 42 46 54 55 58 67 55 61 53 Montgomery 54 66 50 51 33 58 30 75 55 47 54 41 Tuscaloosa 51 55 51 41 35 54 34 58 53 60 52 54 Keep reading the map [The national forecast](https://seoeliteagency.com/seo-market-map/)[Illinois · 54](https://seoeliteagency.com/seo-market-map/illinois/)[Georgia · 55](https://seoeliteagency.com/seo-market-map/georgia/)[Idaho · 53](https://seoeliteagency.com/seo-market-map/idaho/)[Indiana · 55](https://seoeliteagency.com/seo-market-map/indiana/) ## Start with *the audit*. 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