Jacksonville, AL vs Saks, AL

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricJacksonville, ALSaks, AL
Population14,43710,681
Median Household Income$51,814$49,753
Median Rent$820/mo$898/mo
Median Home Value$185,500$116,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)8686
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income41.5%28.6%
Poverty Rate23.1%20%
Unemployment Rate3.2% (county)3.2% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k631496*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,218412*
Median AQI——
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs87°F89°F
Winter Lows32°F36°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute20 min22.6 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher17.715.7
College Degree Rate31.2%17.9%
Foreign-Born %2.3%5.9%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+0.1%+0.8%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Saks (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.