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Birmingham, AL vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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- Tuscaloosa has 5.0% less rainy days than Birmingham.
- Tuscaloosa has 0.5% more Sunny Days than Birmingham.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Tuscaloosa scores 2.7% worse than Birmingham
 Birmingham, ALTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5338
 Snowfall1  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock107106
 Sunny213  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9286
 Avg. Jan. Low32  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2202443
Reviews for Birmingham    25 Reviews

Birmingham is better than ever, meaning it is beginning to gain half of the stuff a normal city of its size has. The food scene is definitely an exception and is above  More

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Lived in the Birmingham for years. The small city was divided by the historical train tracks into the north half and the south one. The north section was the  More

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I moved to Birmingham 6.5 years ago for a new job. The city is very boring in my opinion, there isn't much to do over the weekend except shopping or eating out. Summer  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

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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

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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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