Tuscaloosa, AL vs Northport, AL

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricTuscaloosa, ALNorthport, AL
Population111,03831,218
Median Household Income$51,464$80,913
Median Rent$1,055/mo$982/mo
Median Home Value$255,500$282,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)8888
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income51.7%41.6%
Poverty Rate25.1%12.3%
Unemployment Rate3.4%2.4%
Violent Crime Rate /100k480387
Property Crime Rate /100k2,3771,286
Median AQI4141
Good AQI Days /yr265265
Summer Highs91°F93°F
Winter Lows37°F38°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute19.6 min21.7 min
Hospitals4—
Avg Hospital Rating2.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher17.116.7
College Degree Rate39.4%38.2%
Foreign-Born %5.7%4.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+13.2%+1.5%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.