"Huntsville population boom leads to demand for housing"

[Steve Stinson]

Huntsville population boom leads to demand for housing that city can't meet yet

• By Alex Torres-Perez
• Jan 27, 2022 Updated Feb 6, 2022

Huntsville is the biggest city in Alabama. It's also the largest-growing city in the state.

City planners said more people are moving to the area, thanks to major companies like Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, Facebook and Google coming to the Rocket City. That's causing the housing market to skyrocket, but there's a major problem.

"There's just not enough built housing on the ground right now to satisfy the demand that is here and coming," said Dennis Masden, manager of Urban and Long-Range Planning.

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