Media Recognition

Huntsville moves up a spot this year to land at #4! Specifically, it posted the fastest Millennial population growth in the top 20, rising 17.8% between 2019 and 2023. Although the overall share is still smaller than it is in larger metros, the pace of change signals a shift — and a growing appeal to younger workers looking for practical options.

Madison County surpassed Mobile County in 2023 to become the second-most populated county in Alabama. It is also the third-fastest growing county, adding roughly 9,400 residents in 2024. Huntsville, the county seat, is the largest city in Alabama. Business Alabama recently published this spotlight.

Huntsville ranked #9 among top 20 most talent-dense innovation hubs across the South, ranked by 15 metrics that look at the employment, business environment and education.

In CBRE Research’s annual Scoring Tech Talent report, Huntsville is listed as the top market for tech talent. The rankings were recently published by Site Selection.

The Milken Institute Best-Performing Cities report, published annually since 1999, measures cities’ effectiveness at promoting economic growth and access to services needed for higher quality of life.

Huntsville ranked #9 among top 20 most talent-dense innovation hubs across the South, ranked by 15 metrics that look at the employment, business environment and education.

Huntsville ranked 5th among the 20 best Southern metro areas for tech development in a recent study by CommercialCafe. The report analyzed nine metrics such as tech job density, median earnings and quality of life and found that Huntsville offers an appealing mix of affordability, specialized industries, and a steady talent pipeline.

This sampling of hubs of innovation highlights locations where bright minds come together to create the future.

Huntsville made Worth’s list for 2024, offering the best mix of economic strength, affordable housing, and livability.

WalletHub compared more than 180 cities across 41 key indicators of safety. The data set ranges from traffic fatalities and assaults per capita to the unemployment rate and the percentage of the population that is uninsured.

Starting a small business and eventually making it big has long been synonymous with the American Dream. With this in mind, CoworkingCafe set out to find the top U.S. cities where aspiring business owners can thrive in 2024.

Huntsville ranks #1 on CBRE’s list of up-and-coming North American tech-talent markets in the annual Scoring Tech Talent report, which ranks 75 U.S. and Canadian markets according to their ability to attract and grow tech talent. Huntsville’s local tech employment has grown by 17.9% in the past five years and its tech wages have increased by 19.6%.