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Tuscaloosa vs Hoover

Tuscaloosa, AL compared with Hoover, AL · 43 miles apart

Tuscaloosa has 114,316 residents to Hoover’s 93,550. Tuscaloosa comes out ahead on median rent, average commute. Hoover does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.

Tuscaloosa, AL Hoover, AL
Population 114,316 93,550
Density (per sq mi) 1,816 1,883
Median household income $51,464 $109,253
Median home value $255,500 $412,200
Median rent $1,055 $1,457
Homeownership 42.9% 71.1%
Average commute 19.6 min 25.2 min
Median age 27.2 38.4
Bachelor's degree + 39.4% 62.6%
Poverty rate 25.1% 5.1%
Unemployment 7.7% 3.5%
Price to income 3.8×

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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