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Montgomery

Montgomery, AL

Population: 198,440
VS
Decatur

Decatur, AL

Population: 57,760

Montgomery vs Decatur

Side-by-side comparison of Montgomery, AL and Decatur, AL

Demographics

Population
198KMontgomery
58KDecatur
3.4x diff
Median Age
36Montgomery
40Decatur
12% diff
Pop. Density
1,241Montgomery
1,058Decatur
17% diff
Area (sq mi)
162Montgomery
55Decatur
3x diff
Male
46.7%
Montgomery
50.3%
Decatur
8% diff
Female
53.3%
Montgomery
49.7%
Decatur
7% diff

Income & Economy

Median Income
$56KMontgomery
$60KDecatur
7% diff
Per Capita Income
$32KMontgomery
$34KDecatur
6% diff
Poverty Rate
17.7%
Montgomery
9.1%
Decatur
95% diff
Unemployment
3.8%
Montgomery
2.9%
Decatur
31% diff
Cost of Living
89Montgomery
89Decatur
Avg Weekly Wage
$1,185Montgomery
$1,153Decatur
3% diff

Housing

Home Value
$149KMontgomery
$191KDecatur
28% diff
Median Rent
$1,059Montgomery
$861Decatur
23% diff
Homeownership
54.3%
Montgomery
63.0%
Decatur
16% diff
Zillow Value
$148KMontgomery
$219KDecatur
49% diff
Zillow Rent
$1,317Montgomery
$1,086Decatur
21% diff
Rent Burden
31.0%
Montgomery
27.7%
Decatur
12% diff

Crime & Safety

Violent Crime
522Montgomery
201Decatur
2.6x diff
Property Crime
4,508Montgomery
4,390Decatur
3% diff
Murder Rate
17Montgomery
0Decatur

Weather & Climate

Avg Temp
67°FMontgomery
61°FDecatur
10% diff
Jan Temp
54°FMontgomery
42°FDecatur
28% diff
Jul Temp
83°FMontgomery
79°FDecatur
5% diff
Rainfall
48.0"Montgomery
58.0"Decatur
21% diff
Sunny Days
310Montgomery
301Decatur
3% diff

Education

Bachelor's+
33.5%
Montgomery
22.8%
Decatur
47% diff
High School+
88.7%
Montgomery
83.1%
Decatur
7% diff
Graduate+
14.0%
Montgomery
7.6%
Decatur
84% diff

Commute & Transportation

Commute Time
20.5 minMontgomery
20.6 minDecatur
0% diff
Drive Alone
80.2%
Montgomery
83.6%
Decatur
4% diff
Public Transit
0.4%
Montgomery
0.3%
Decatur
63% diff
Work from Home
7.2%
Montgomery
4.4%
Decatur
64% diff

Health

Obesity
46.7%
Montgomery
40.8%
Decatur
14% diff
Smoking
15.7%
Montgomery
17.5%
Decatur
11% diff
Uninsured
11.3%
Montgomery
14.8%
Decatur
31% diff
Diabetes
15.3%
Montgomery
13.9%
Decatur
10% diff
Heart Disease
6.2%
Montgomery
6.4%
Decatur
3% diff
Depression
21.7%
Montgomery
24.1%
Decatur
11% diff

The Verdict

21 Montgomery
:
16 Decatur

Montgomery leads in 21 of 37 categories

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