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Scottsdale, AZ vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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Highlights
- Tuscaloosa has 403.8% more rainy days than Scottsdale.
- Tuscaloosa has 28.4% less Sunny Days than Scottsdale.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Tuscaloosa scores 2.7% worse than Scottsdale
 Scottsdale, AZTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5338
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock107106
 Sunny299  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9286
 Avg. Jan. Low42  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index6.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2202443
Reviews for Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  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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