Best PlacesAudubon Place, Tuscaloosa, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Audubon Place, Tuscaloosa, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Audubon Place, Tuscaloosa ranks 4,842nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Audubon Place, Tuscaloosa
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Audubon Place, Tuscaloosa's strengths and weaknesses
Where Audubon Place, Tuscaloosa ranks high
- Short commute11.6 minutes each way, better than 99% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$639 a month, better than 98% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
Where Audubon Place, Tuscaloosa ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Household income$22,797 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Audubon Place, Tuscaloosa
A household needs to earn about $150,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Audubon Place, Tuscaloosa home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $22,797, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Audubon Place, Tuscaloosa's effective rate of 0.43%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Audubon Place, Tuscaloosa
Audubon Place, Tuscaloosa runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Audubon Place, Tuscaloosa.
Who works in Audubon Place, Tuscaloosa, and how
Work in Audubon Place, Tuscaloosa centers on education and hospitality & food. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 54%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 30%
Life in Audubon Place, Tuscaloosa
Audubon Place, Tuscaloosa has more restaurants and bars per resident than 85% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 88% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Audubon Place, Tuscaloosa and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Audubon Place, Tuscaloosa, month by month
Audubon Place, Tuscaloosa sees roughly 102 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 46° | 37° |
| April | 77° | 64° | 53° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 80° | 66° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Audubon Place, Tuscaloosa
The nearest airport, Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International, is about 52 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 182 miles away.
The best schools in and around Audubon Place, Tuscaloosa
Schools across Audubon Place, Tuscaloosa average a C+, better than 44% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Verner Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- University Place Elementary SchoolD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Northridge Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Northridge High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Audubon Place, Tuscaloosa school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Audubon Place, Tuscaloosa measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Audubon Place, Tuscaloosa against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Audubon Place, Tuscaloosa
Is Audubon Place, Tuscaloosa a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Audubon Place, Tuscaloosa ranks 4,842nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on short commutes, affordable childcare, and low property taxes, and lowest on empty homes and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Audubon Place, Tuscaloosa expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $603,170. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $22,797 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Audubon Place, Tuscaloosa safe?
Audubon Place, Tuscaloosa is safer than 44% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $560 per resident a year.
Compare Audubon Place, Tuscaloosa with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Audubon Place, Tuscaloosa. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Audubon Place, Tuscaloosa represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Audubon Place, Tuscaloosa detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Audubon Place, Tuscaloosa: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Audubon Place, Tuscaloosa: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Audubon Place, Tuscaloosa: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Audubon Place, Tuscaloosa: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Audubon Place, Tuscaloosa detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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