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Wilmington, NC vs Tuscaloosa, AL

#38 Most Competitive Public Colleges

#104 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)

#172 2005 Best Places to Live

#233 Best Green Cities

#64 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)

#100 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)

#111 2005 Best Places to Live

#299 Best Green Cities

I was born here and I will update more at a later time. First and most important, teh average cost of a 1br apt in Wilmington is approximately $1,800. Rentals have  More

I think that a lot has changed since covid for this city and will continue to keep changing with our insane economy. But I was born and raised in Wilmington and have  More

Wilmington NC was once a wonderful city filled with Southern charm, history, safety and natural beauty. Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More

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

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

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