Huntsville vs Birmingham
Huntsville, AL compared with Birmingham, AL · 81 miles apart
Huntsville has 233,627 residents to Birmingham’s 195,893. Huntsville comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, average commute. Birmingham does better on median rent, price to income.
| Huntsville, AL | Birmingham, AL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 233,627 | 195,893 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,037 | 1,333 |
| Median household income | $74,714 | $46,051 |
| Median home value | $293,600 | $158,800 |
| Median rent | $1,171 | $1,107 |
| Homeownership | 58.3% | 45.5% |
| Average commute | 19.7 min | 20.8 min |
| Median age | 36.9 | 35.6 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 47.2% | 31.1% |
| Poverty rate | 12.6% | 24.7% |
| Unemployment | 4.1% | 5.8% |
| Price to income | 3.9× | 3.4× |
| Clear days a year | 34 | — |
| Days above 90°F | 38 | — |
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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