Montgomery vs Auburn
Montgomery, AL compared with Auburn, AL · 49 miles apart
Montgomery has 195,300 residents to Auburn’s 85,113. Montgomery comes out ahead on median rent, homeownership, poverty rate. Auburn does better on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +.
| Montgomery, AL | Auburn, AL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 195,300 | 85,113 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,222 | 1,328 |
| Median household income | $56,811 | $63,668 |
| Median home value | $161,900 | $364,800 |
| Median rent | $1,089 | $1,098 |
| Homeownership | 54.4% | 53.1% |
| Average commute | 20.7 min | 19.9 min |
| Median age | 36.6 | 25.9 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 33.8% | 64.1% |
| Poverty rate | 21.5% | 25.4% |
| Unemployment | 6.4% | 3.2% |
| Price to income | 2.8× | 5.7× |
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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