Huntsville vs Chattanooga
Huntsville, AL compared with Chattanooga, TN · 85 miles apart
Huntsville has 233,627 residents to Chattanooga’s 194,144. Huntsville comes out ahead on median household income, median rent, homeownership. Chattanooga does better on average commute.
| Huntsville, AL | Chattanooga, TN | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 233,627 | 194,144 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,037 | 1,364 |
| Median household income | $74,714 | $64,523 |
| Median home value | $293,600 | $283,200 |
| Median rent | $1,171 | $1,256 |
| Homeownership | 58.3% | 52.4% |
| Average commute | 19.7 min | 18.5 min |
| Median age | 36.9 | 36.3 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 47.2% | 36% |
| Poverty rate | 12.6% | 19.1% |
| Unemployment | 4.1% | 5.4% |
| Price to income | 3.9× | 4.4× |
| 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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