Huntsville, AL
US City in Alabama, South · ranked on 46 metrics
Huntsville, AL is a US city in Alabama with a population of 237,140 (97th of 477). It ranks best for Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (% of Adults 25+) (105th of 434), Average Commute (Minutes) (114th of 434), Average Annual Wage, All Jobs (127th of 460). It ranks lowest for Murder Rate (per 100K) (326th of 395), Property Crime Rate (per 100K) (252nd of 395), Violent Crime Rate (per 100K) (203rd of 395).
At a glance
Strengths and weak spotsPercentileWhere a place sits among all places, from 0 to 100. 100 is the best, 50 is the middle, 0 is the worst.More in the glossary →
Percentile on 19 metrics that rank at least half of all US cities, given whether higher or lower is better.
Best at
Highest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 85th of 46081
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024102nd of 46078
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024105th of 43476
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024118th of 46075
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024114th of 43474
- Average Wage by City (Metro Area, BLS) · 2025127th of 46073
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024127th of 46073
- Median Annual Wage, All Jobs$51,740Average Wage by City (Metro Area, BLS) · 2025145th of 46069
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024155th of 43464
- Poverty Rate (%)12.6%Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024172nd of 43461
Worst at
Lowest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025326th of 39518
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025252nd of 39536
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025223rd of 39544
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025212th of 39546
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025203rd of 39549
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 230th of 46049
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024205th of 43453
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024203rd of 43453
- Median Household Income$74,714Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024196th of 43455
Profile by category
Average percentile per category, from the median line. Select a category to list its metrics.
Notable facts
Where it ranks first or last among US cities
Never first or last on a widely ranked metric.
Where it is
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Similar places
Closest percentiles on 17 widely reported measures from 5 categories, leaving out size and totals
Raleigh, NC81% similar
Quick answers
- What is the population of Huntsville, AL?
- Huntsville, AL has a population of 237,140, 97th among 477 US cities.
- What does Huntsville, AL rank best at?
- Among US cities, Huntsville, AL ranks best for Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (% of Adults 25+) (105th of 434); Average Commute (Minutes) (114th of 434); Average Annual Wage, All Jobs (127th of 460).
- Where does Huntsville, AL rank worst?
- Huntsville, AL ranks lowest for Murder Rate (per 100K) (326th of 395); Property Crime Rate (per 100K) (252nd of 395); Violent Crime Rate (per 100K) (203rd of 395).
- How many statistics does Rankodex have for Huntsville, AL?
- Rankodex ranks Huntsville, AL on 46 statistics compared with other US cities, compiled from World Population Review and the sources it cites.
Every metric
46 metrics with a value for this place, in 10 topics