Birmingham vs Tuscaloosa
Birmingham, AL compared with Tuscaloosa, AL · 47 miles apart
Birmingham has 195,893 residents to Tuscaloosa’s 114,316. Birmingham comes out ahead on homeownership, poverty rate, unemployment. Tuscaloosa does better on median household income, median rent, average commute.
| Birmingham, AL | Tuscaloosa, AL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 195,893 | 114,316 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,333 | 1,816 |
| Median household income | $46,051 | $51,464 |
| Median home value | $158,800 | $255,500 |
| Median rent | $1,107 | $1,055 |
| Homeownership | 45.5% | 42.9% |
| Average commute | 20.8 min | 19.6 min |
| Median age | 35.6 | 27.2 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 31.1% | 39.4% |
| Poverty rate | 24.7% | 25.1% |
| Unemployment | 5.8% | 7.7% |
| Price to income | 3.4× | 5× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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