Mobile vs Tuscaloosa
Mobile, AL compared with Tuscaloosa, AL · 181 miles apart
Mobile has 200,824 residents to Tuscaloosa’s 114,316. Mobile comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate. Tuscaloosa does better on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +.
| Mobile, AL | Tuscaloosa, AL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 200,824 | 114,316 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,331 | 1,816 |
| Median household income | $53,558 | $51,464 |
| Median home value | $193,300 | $255,500 |
| Median rent | $1,068 | $1,055 |
| Homeownership | 54% | 42.9% |
| Average commute | 22.8 min | 19.6 min |
| Median age | 37.3 | 27.2 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 32% | 39.4% |
| Poverty rate | 18.4% | 25.1% |
| Unemployment | 5.6% | 7.7% |
| Price to income | 3.6× | 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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