Tuscaloosa, AL

Name: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Address: Tuscaloosa, AL

5 neighborhoods · 132,138 residents · Alabama

C+

53/100

Safety Score

Affordability

$63K

Median Income

$242K

Median Home Value

Is Tuscaloosa, AL a Good Place to Live?

Tuscaloosa receives an overall livability grade of C+ (53/100), suggesting room for improvement compared to other areas in Alabama. Safety scores C+ (51/100). Affordability scores C+ (50/100) with a median household income of $62,582 and median home values around $241,875.

About 30.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the unemployment rate is 8.6%. 53% of housing is owner-occupied. The median age is 29.

$1,052

Median Rent/mo

30.4%

College Educated

8.6%

Unemployment

53%

Owner-Occupied

Median Age

132,138

Population

Zip Codes

Tuscaloosa

County

5 zip codes · hover for score · click to view

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Neighborhoods in Tuscaloosa

#	Zip	Overall	Safety	Afford.	Income	Home $	Pop.
1	35406Tuscaloosa Co.	86 A	88	94	$118K	$439K	19,062
2	35405Tuscaloosa Co.	62 B	49	59	$60K	$214K	49,196
3	35404Tuscaloosa Co.	44 C	39	34	$45K	$182K	23,373
4	35487Tuscaloosa Co.	39 D	49	—	—	—	1,339
5	35401Tuscaloosa Co.	33 D	30	12	$27K	$132K	39,168

Scores are percentile-based (0–100) derived from US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates) and FBI crime data. A score of 80 means this area ranks better than 80% of all US locations on that metric.