Area data
Tuscaloosa, AL — ZIP 35487
Population: 1,950 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 370.8 (+2.6% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Low)
- 88.8 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 16.1¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $17.60/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards
- lightning, strongWind, tornado, coldWave, earthquake
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 57.5 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 37
- Days with Good air quality
- 318
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument (47 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Tuscaloosa National Airport (TCL) (6 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Tuscaloosa National Airport (TCL) (6 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 9
- Avg hospital rating
- 2.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 20
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.5 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Mean commute to work
- 6 min
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 75,219
- Average weekly wage
- $1,061
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Health Care, Administrative Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 226
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