Huntsville vs Montgomery
Huntsville, AL compared with Montgomery, AL · 164 miles apart
Huntsville has 233,627 residents to Montgomery’s 195,300. Huntsville comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, average commute. Montgomery does better on median rent, price to income.
| Huntsville, AL | Montgomery, AL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 233,627 | 195,300 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,037 | 1,222 |
| Median household income | $74,714 | $56,811 |
| Median home value | $293,600 | $161,900 |
| Median rent | $1,171 | $1,089 |
| Homeownership | 58.3% | 54.4% |
| Average commute | 19.7 min | 20.7 min |
| Median age | 36.9 | 36.6 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 47.2% | 33.8% |
| Poverty rate | 12.6% | 21.5% |
| Unemployment | 4.1% | 6.4% |
| Price to income | 3.9× | 2.8× |
| 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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