Huntsville vs Decatur
Huntsville, AL compared with Decatur, AL · 20 miles apart
Huntsville has 233,627 residents to Decatur’s 58,056. Huntsville comes out ahead on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Decatur does better on median rent, homeownership, price to income.
| Huntsville, AL | Decatur, AL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 233,627 | 58,056 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,037 | 1,064 |
| Median household income | $74,714 | $61,563 |
| Median home value | $293,600 | $210,200 |
| Median rent | $1,171 | $896 |
| Homeownership | 58.3% | 63.3% |
| Average commute | 19.7 min | 21.1 min |
| Median age | 36.9 | 39.7 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 47.2% | 22.4% |
| Poverty rate | 12.6% | 13.1% |
| Unemployment | 4.1% | 4.5% |
| Price to income | 3.9× | 3.4× |
| 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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