SperlingViews - Tuscaloosa, Alabama
50.90% of people are white, 45.17% are black, 1.83% are asian, 0.17% are native american, and 1.93% claim 'Other'. 2.04% of the people in Tuscaloosa, AL, claim hispanic ethnicity (meaning 97.96% are non-hispanic).
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good place to live - 11/20/2008
university of Alabama home town .It have greet football team[read more...] |
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Public Transportaion is Poor - 9/27/2008
Very mininal public transportation system[read more...] |
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A wonderful home for families - 6/15/2008
Tuscaloosa is a beautiful, quiet city and is absolutely ideal for families looking for outdoor activities and educational opportunities. Our family moved here with the military and are very sad to have to leave. The climate is hot and humid in the Summer, but Fall, Winter and Spring are all very comfortable! Much of the town is centered around the University of Alabama (especially the football team!) and having the college students gives a nice variety of people from different areas across the country. Because of the high humidity, the landscape is breathtakingly lush and colorful. We have loved living in Tuscaloosa![read more...] |
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disadvantage of living here - 6/7/2007
Extremely humid, unpleasant in winter; practicaly unbearable in summer.[read more...] |
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Beautiful place but.... - 5/23/2007
Like many cities in Alabama, Tuscaloosa has that small hometown feel to it. Southern Hospitality is evident anywhere you go. Education-wise there is the University of Alabama, Stillman College and Shelton State. I have lived in larger cities and compared to that, there is very little crime and it isn't too expensive to live here.
Having said that, there are few jobs here unless you want to work for UA, a service job or in a factory. This is your typical college town and many of the places for rent here are geared toward college students and not families. You can buy a relatively inexpesnive house here, but this town is centered so much on the University, it may not be a place to stay long-term.
If you want diversity, you can forget getting it here. Although there is a growing Hispanic populaton, race is a major issue here, especially between white and black. At times, Tuscaloosa seems like it's stuck in the Civil Rights era. Honestly, if you are non-white but educated, that means very little here. In a nutshell, come to Tuscaloosa, catch a Crimson Tide football game if you wish, and then head up out of town to a place with more opportunities.[read more...] |
