| | Hickory, NC | Tuscaloosa, AL | United States |
| Overall | 89.0 | 88.6 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 95.6 | 95.6 | 100 |
| Health | 127.3 | 114.7 | 100 |
| Housing | 70.9 | 63.1 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $255,500 | $192,400 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 9,700.0% | 10,130.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 79.8 | 78.8 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 94.8 | 89.7 | 100 |
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Reviews for Hickory 
8 Reviews
Hickory is has wonderful amenities such as the science museum, children's museum, aquarium, art museum, symphony orchestra, and great universities. Its not far from More
Hickory is a nice place to live. There are great parks here. Glen Hilton is a beautiful park with lots of play structures and tall trees nice elevated walking path. More
Cons, No ethnic diversity"... How is that a "Con"? That means it has a rich traditional culture, where most people share a interest in the same More
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Reviews for Tuscaloosa 
9 Reviews
This is the deal with Tuscaloosa. If you have strong family support that will keep you on track, you may be okay. Alabama has too many broken, uneducated, poor More
We've lived in Tuscaloosa for several years now. It's a diverse, friendly college town -- home of the University of Alabama and it's lovely campus -- that is relatively More
Tuscaloosa used to have some character. We had a decent live music scene, an up and coming artist community, affordable housing, and there were even several places for More
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