| | Shreveport, LA | Tuscaloosa, AL | United States |
| Overall | 77.7 | 88.6 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 91.0 | 95.6 | 100 |
| Health | 96.1 | 114.7 | 100 |
| Housing | 40.3 | 63.1 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $153,800 | $192,400 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 9,310.0% | 10,130.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 89.3 | 78.8 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 96.9 | 89.7 | 100 |
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Reviews for Shreveport 
29 Reviews
The pace of its death is picking up. A place that should be moving forward is following the path of Rust belt cities that died. Downtown has potential, but the More
I Love Driving By Shreveport, Buildings do look beautiful, it is truly a great city, my favorite thing is the people. What loses the last star is that I did not visit More
Shreveport is dying a slow painful death. If you are thinking of relocating here; I would not advise it. Since moving back twenty years ago, I have watch the town 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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