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West Lafayette, IN vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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- Tuscaloosa has 39.6% more rainy days than West Lafayette.
- Tuscaloosa has 15.7% more Sunny Days than West Lafayette.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Tuscaloosa scores 1.4% better than West Lafayette
 West Lafayette, INTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5338
 Snowfall19  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock107106
 Sunny185  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9286
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index3.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2202443
Reviews for West Lafayette    11 Reviews

I am originally from Greencastle, Indiana, a nice friendly rural town and home to DePauw University. Presently, I live in West Lafayette, Indiana, due to my having been  More

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Over 11 years ago

It's a nice small town. It's too bad it's not closer to Indy. I think I would like it here  More

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Over 14 years ago

They have good schools, parks and always have events to  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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