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City guide · Alabama
Moving to Huntsville, AL
NASA, defense, lowest cost tech hub.
Pop. 215kCost index 92.5 · 100 = US avgMedian rent $1,300/moMedian home $290kWalk score 26
Huntsville (metro area) has an overall price level 92.5 (US avg = 100). Housing dominates the difference.
Overall price index
92.5Housing index
61.8Groceries index (modeled)
98.1Utilities index (modeled)
98.9Electricity rate
17.2 ¢/kWhTransportation index (modeled)
98.5Median home value (est.)
$290,000Median monthly rent (est.)
$1,300/moAlabama unemployment is 2.8% with median household income $67k.
Unemployment rate
2.8%Median household income
$66,659Per-capita income
$36,940Labor-force participation
59.2%Right-to-work state
YesNurse Licensure Compact
MemberHuntsville: median home value $290,000.
Home value
$290,000Rent
$1,300/moHomeownership rate
71.0%Natural-hazard risk (FEMA county avg)
62/100Hurricane exposure
HighWildfire exposure
LowTornado risk
HighEarthquake risk
LowAlabama 4th-grade math proficiency: 36.9% at/above NAEP proficient.
4th-grade math proficiency
36.9%Per-pupil spending
$10,717Student–teacher ratio (est.)
16Public 4-yr grad rate
52.0%Notable universities
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