Anchorage vs Madison
Anchorage, AK compared with Madison, WI · 2,706 miles apart
Anchorage has 287,155 residents to Madison’s 286,233. Anchorage comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, average commute. Madison does better on median rent, bachelor's degree +, unemployment.
| Anchorage, AK | Madison, WI | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 287,155 | 286,233 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 168 | 3,399 |
| Median household income | $103,284 | $78,050 |
| Median home value | $395,900 | $372,900 |
| Median rent | $1,489 | $1,413 |
| Homeownership | 63.9% | 46% |
| Average commute | 18.8 min | 19.4 min |
| Median age | 35.2 | 31.8 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 38.7% | 59.9% |
| Poverty rate | 8.9% | 16.4% |
| Unemployment | 4.6% | 2.7% |
| Price to income | 3.8× | 4.8× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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