Alabama

The Gadberry Group

Alabama

Boomtown: Madison
Household growth (2000-08): 41%
Household income growth (2000-08): 27%
Home value: N/A

Madison, a well-connected city adjacent to the Huntsville International Airport, has grown quickly this decade in part because of base realignments at the nearby Redstone Arsenal. Madison area households grew 41% from 2000 to 2008, to 16,849. The average income jumped 27% during that period, to $90,237 in 2008.