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Albany, OR vs Tuscaloosa, AL

#1 Where to Live to Avoid a Natural Disaster (Lowest Risk)

#1 Safest Places from Natural Disasters

#3 Best Green Cities

#5 Most Secure Places to Live 2011 (Small Towns)

#9 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Small Towns)

#10 2005 Best Places to Live

#55 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)

#106 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)

#64 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)

#100 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)

#111 2005 Best Places to Live

#299 Best Green Cities

I only lived in Albany 1 year. But I found the weather to be quite Mild. The Housing more affordable than Corvallis. I was shocked to find that nearby Corvallis gets  More

I've been living in Albany about 4.5 years. Moved up from Southern California to escape high home prices and the cost of living and clogged freeways. Now it's not sunny  More

Ten months and ongoing in Albany, from the SF Bay Area. Much less crime here, much quieter here, more courteous and sane drivers here by far. We have been able to  More

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