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St. Petersburg, FL vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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Highlights
- Tuscaloosa has 4.3% more rainy days than St. Petersburg.
- Tuscaloosa has 13.7% less Sunny Days than St. Petersburg.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Tuscaloosa scores 6.0% better than St. Petersburg
 St. Petersburg, FLTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5338
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock107106
 Sunny248  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9286
 Avg. Jan. Low53  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index6.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2202443
Reviews for St. Petersburg    56 Reviews

I grew up here (1968). All the people who have posted how awful it is are not going to be happy anywhere because they see what they see. Thats the evolution of self as  More

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I moved here because my fiance was going to school here and two rents didn't make sense. Visiting was always great! However, after living here for a couple years it's  More

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Over 5 years ago

True the location is good, and during the Winters, it's really nice in St. Pete, but the Summers and brutally steaming HOT, and the St. Pete Police don't do their job  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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