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Rio Rancho vs Tuscaloosa

Rio Rancho, NM compared with Tuscaloosa, AL · 1,102 miles apart

Rio Rancho has 114,419 residents to Tuscaloosa’s 114,316. Rio Rancho comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate. Tuscaloosa does better on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +.

Rio Rancho, NM Tuscaloosa, AL
Population 114,419 114,316
Density (per sq mi) 1,107 1,816
Median household income $89,596 $51,464
Median home value $310,200 $255,500
Median rent $1,514 $1,055
Homeownership 82.2% 42.9%
Average commute 29.7 min 19.6 min
Median age 39.5 27.2
Bachelor's degree + 34% 39.4%
Poverty rate 7.4% 25.1%
Unemployment 4.6% 7.7%
Price to income 3.5×

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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