Huntsville vs Mobile
Huntsville, AL compared with Mobile, AL · 291 miles apart
Huntsville has 233,627 residents to Mobile’s 200,824. Huntsville comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, average commute. Mobile does better on median rent, price to income.
| Huntsville, AL | Mobile, AL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 233,627 | 200,824 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,037 | 1,331 |
| Median household income | $74,714 | $53,558 |
| Median home value | $293,600 | $193,300 |
| Median rent | $1,171 | $1,068 |
| Homeownership | 58.3% | 54% |
| Average commute | 19.7 min | 22.8 min |
| Median age | 36.9 | 37.3 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 47.2% | 32% |
| Poverty rate | 12.6% | 18.4% |
| Unemployment | 4.1% | 5.6% |
| Price to income | 3.9× | 3.6× |
| 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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