North Alabama Waterfront Communities and Homes (or near)

When you choose to live near a waterfront not only do you gain the serenity of living near the water, but also the many activities that come along with it. Recreation activities such as canoeing, fishing, and boating just scratch the surface of what waterfront living entails. Retirenet.com offers many 55+ communities all over the country, we are sure that you will find a place you love. Simply select the state that you wish to retire in and after, click on “Waterfront Living” to see all the listings for that state. Whether you seek a more affordable home or you have the desire to retire in complete luxury, we have it all for you. Scout for your premier waterfront home at Retirenet.com and happy home hunting!

North Alabama is a region of the U.S. state of Alabama, generally thought to include these 12 counties: Cherokee, Colbert, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall, Morgan, and Winston, with a combined population of 937,059.

The anchor city of this region of the state is Huntsville, but other cities of notable size include (in order of population): Decatur, Florence (along with its sister cities Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, and Tuscumbia), Madison, and Athens.

Decatur is considered a quasi anchor city for western North Alabama, being the largest economic center north of Birmingham, and west of Huntsville.

Locals tend to refer to this area as the "Tennessee Valley" in reference to the Tennessee River, which flows through the northernmost part of the state. A section of East Tennessee shares the "Tennessee Valley" moniker.