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Madison vs West Allis

Madison, WI compared with West Allis, WI · 71 miles apart

Madison has 286,233 residents to West Allis’s 60,119. Madison comes out ahead on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +. West Allis does better on median rent, homeownership, poverty rate.

Madison, WI West Allis, WI
Population 286,233 60,119
Density (per sq mi) 3,399 5,282
Median household income $78,050 $67,611
Median home value $372,900 $203,800
Median rent $1,413 $1,007
Homeownership 46% 55.5%
Average commute 19.4 min 21 min
Median age 31.8 39.7
Bachelor's degree + 59.9% 29.6%
Poverty rate 16.4% 11.5%
Unemployment 2.7% 4.1%
Price to income 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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