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Pigeon Forge, TN vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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- Tuscaloosa spends 3.9% less per student than Pigeon Forge.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.5% higher in Tuscaloosa than in Pigeon Forge. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tuscaloosa had 22.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pigeon Forge
 Pigeon Forge, TNTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,846$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,495  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,597$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5284573
 Students per Counselor508  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Pigeon Forge    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Howdy to all in TN we are planning on moving to the Pigeon Forge area in the next year or so. We are looking for a 3 bd house, but was wondering what the cost of living  More

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Over 17 years ago

I have lived in Pigeon Forge, Tn. for 11 years. This is a great place to live. The beautiful Smoky Mountains National Park is just 5 miles away and Pigeon Forge is  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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