Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Tuscaloosa’s $875 typical one bedroom rent is a useful starting point, but it does not answer how a household will reach care, groceries, pharmacies, parks, family visits, or evening plans. The local data marks car need as Required, and the monthly transportation estimate is $1,064. The citywide walkability assessment is Moderate, while 4.3 percent of workers walk to work and 1.3 percent use public transit.

Older household figures add another layer. The published poverty row is 16.3 percent, renter share is 33.7 percent, high housing cost burden is 40.6 percent, and median household income for a householder age 65 and older is $46,075. Those rows do not describe every household, but they make it worth checking rent, utilities, transportation, prescriptions, insurance, support, and the margin left after ordinary care.

DCH Regional Medical Center describes a 583 bed hospital with an advanced trauma center, cardiac and cancer units, intensive care, emergency services, and specialty care. Its emergency department is described as a 54 bed department with a state designated Level III Trauma Center, Level II Stroke Center, and 24 hour service. These institutional details make DCH a useful place to investigate when comparing homes, coverage, and care routes, not a promise about appointment timing or outcomes.

Tuscaloosa lists seven mapped hospitals within 12 km, one HRSA adult primary care likely site within 15 miles, 40 pharmacies, and 97 selected Medicare listed specialists. The nearest HRSA site is 4.3 miles away, the nearest Medicare emergency hospital is 1.1 miles away, and the nearest CMS rated hospital is 2.0 miles away with a 2 of 5 star rating. Facility counts, clinician fit, insurance networks, travel time, capacity, and personal decisions remain distinct questions.

DCH gives Tuscaloosa a substantial named hospital, while the local ledger lists Excellent healthcare, hospital, primary care, and emergency access. The useful next question is how a chosen home, clinician, coverage, pharmacy, and return trip work together. A facility count can start the search, but it cannot answer whether a particular appointment, medication, or specialist will fit.

The nearest mapped Medicare emergency hospital is 1.1 miles away, while the nearest CMS rated hospital is 2.0 miles away with a 2 of 5 star rating. Those are different facility rows with different meanings. Review the exact institution, emergency route, insurance network, clinician availability, and support needed for a care day before treating proximity as convenience.

The 2024 Tuscaloosa Police Department agency rows report 563 violent crimes per 100,000 and 2,752 property crimes per 100,000. The figures cover a defined annual period and do not tell a household how a particular home, parking area, evening route, or nearby destination will feel. Review lighting, locks, access, parking, and the route back from care or recreation at the chosen address.

Tuscaloosa also has Moderate natural disaster risk, Moderate flood risk, High storm risk, and Moderate heat risk, with 12 mapped county major disaster declarations since 2000. Floodplain review, drainage, alerts, insurance, shelter planning, trees, power, and the return route deserve their own questions beside the city crime rows.

Tuscaloosa’s climate ledger shows a 91°F average summer high, 66 days above 90°F, 78 percent humidity, Poor allergy levels, and six comfortable months. The warmer season may support riverfront and park time, while the hottest weeks can make cooling, shade, indoor alternatives, pharmacy routes, and the return home more important than a destination list suggests.

Winter is milder by comparison, with a 39°F average low and 34 days below freezing, but the year still includes High storm risk, Moderate heat risk, and Moderate flood risk. Air quality is Excellent and modeled fine particle pollution is Good at 6.6 micrograms per cubic meter for the 2021 to 2025 average. Those favorable rows do not remove the need to review allergies, storms, drainage, and home comfort.