Saks, AL vs Gadsden, AL

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

MetricSaks, ALGadsden, AL
Population10,68133,374
Median Household Income$49,753$40,345
Median Rent$898/mo$808/mo
Median Home Value$116,400$116,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)8686
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income28.6%45.4%
Poverty Rate20%28.1%
Unemployment Rate3.2% (county)3.6%
Violent Crime Rate /100k496*398
Property Crime Rate /100k412*2,168
Median AQI—45
Good AQI Days /yr—223
Summer Highs89°F90°F
Winter Lows36°F35°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute22.6 min20.7 min
Hospitals—3
Avg Hospital Rating—2.5 / 5
Students per Teacher15.716.5
College Degree Rate17.9%15.5%
Foreign-Born %5.9%4.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+0.8%-1.6%

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.