Metro area · CBSA 46220
Tuscaloosa
The Tuscaloosa, AL metro area has 278,526 people. Median rent is $1,005, 19.6% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Tuscaloosa County at $1,165. Of the 16 places we track here, Moundville has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$61,517
Median home value
$230,700
Unemployment
5.7%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,165
HUD, Tuscaloosa County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuscaloosa | 111,038 | $1,055 | 24.6% |
| Northport | 31,218 | $982 | 14.6% |
| Moundville | 3,754 | $715 | 11.7% |
| Holt | 3,629 | $1,012 | 24.9% |
| Eutaw | 2,786 | $432 | 18.9% |
| Brookwood | 2,706 | $1,097 | 16.2% |
| Cottondale | 2,632 | $935 | 25.0% |
| Coaling | 2,573 | $1,254 | 18.5% |
| Aliceville | 2,211 | $702 | 21.5% |
| Greensboro | 2,135 | $669 | 29.7% |
| Gordo | 1,723 | $528 | 13.3% |
| Reform | 1,597 | $400 | 14.3% |
| Coker | 1,058 | $1,353 | 29.4% |
| Pickensville | 803 | $817 | 21.2% |
| Carrollton | 781 | $648 | 25.1% |
| Forkland | 660 | $712 | 29.3% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.