Huntsville vs Madison
Huntsville, AL compared with Madison, AL · 5 miles apart
Huntsville has 233,627 residents to Madison’s 67,968. Huntsville comes out ahead on median rent, average commute. Madison does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.
| Huntsville, AL | Madison, AL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 233,627 | 67,968 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,037 | 2,223 |
| Median household income | $74,714 | $134,655 |
| Median home value | $293,600 | $398,800 |
| Median rent | $1,171 | $1,453 |
| Homeownership | 58.3% | 74% |
| Average commute | 19.7 min | 20.2 min |
| Median age | 36.9 | 37.3 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 47.2% | 64.5% |
| Poverty rate | 12.6% | 4.3% |
| Unemployment | 4.1% | 2.2% |
| Price to income | 3.9× | 3× |
| 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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