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Jackson
Population: 5,002
Median home value: $101,100
56
#492 ranked city in Alabama
#26,669 ranked city in USA
Ranks better than 8% of areas
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Jackson Cost of Living
Cost of living is 3% lower than Alabama
Jackson
87
13% less expensive than the US average
Alabama
89
11% less expensive than the US average
United States
100
National cost of living index
Jackson cost of living
F
Jackson Crime
Total crime is 37% higher than Alabama
Total crime
4,755
73% higher than the US average
Chance of being a victim
1 in 22
73% higher than the US average
Year-over-year crime
-4%
Year over year crime is down
Jackson crime
F
Jackson Employment
Household income is 31% lower than Alabama
Median household income
$31,096
44% lower than the US average
Income per capita
$20,991
30% lower than the US average
Unemployment rate
8%
79% higher than the US average
Jackson employment
D-
Jackson Housing
Home value is 21% lower than Alabama
Median home value
$101,100
45% lower than the US average
Median rent price
$603
36% lower than the US average
Home ownership
63%
equal to the US average
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F
Jackson Schools
HS graduation rate is equal to Alabama
High school grad. rates
79%
5% lower than the US average
School test scores
30%
39% lower than the US average
Student teacher ratio
17:1
9% higher than the US average
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85
33.4
111
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80
26.4
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79
13.2
23
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77
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77
29.2
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The Jackson, AL data and statistics displayed above are derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).
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