Muscle Shoals, AL vs Florence, AL

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

MetricMuscle Shoals, ALFlorence, AL
Population16,95141,701
Median Household Income$75,894$52,174
Median Rent$1,029/mo$820/mo
Median Home Value$199,700$196,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)8585
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income24.6%34.9%
Poverty Rate12.8%17.9%
Unemployment Rate3.2% (county)3.2%
Violent Crime Rate /100k215543
Property Crime Rate /100k1,8162,009
Median AQI——
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs89°F88°F
Winter Lows31°F33°F
Snowfall1 in/yr1 in/yr
Avg Commute21.7 min18.7 min
Hospitals11
Avg Hospital Rating—2.0 / 5
Students per Teacher17.216.7
College Degree Rate24%34.5%
Foreign-Born %2%4.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+8.4%+6.0%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.