Saks, AL vs Jacksonville, AL

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

MetricSaks, ALJacksonville, AL
Population10,68114,437
Median Household Income$49,753$51,814
Median Rent$898/mo$820/mo
Median Home Value$116,400$185,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)8686
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income28.6%41.5%
Poverty Rate20%23.1%
Unemployment Rate3.2% (county)3.2% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k496*631
Property Crime Rate /100k412*2,218
Median AQI——
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs89°F87°F
Winter Lows36°F32°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute22.6 min20 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher15.717.7
College Degree Rate17.9%31.2%
Foreign-Born %5.9%2.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+0.8%+0.1%

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.