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[quote=Anonymous]My son is a NMF on a full ride to Alabama. I’ve been to Birmingham and Tuscaloosa several times now.

My observations:

Birmingham - small city that reminds me of a smaller Richmond. There are pockets of wealth and many of poverty. There is some diversity but not nearly to the extent of DMV. However there is a strong focus on finance and UAB.

Tuscaloosa - it’s a true college town, not much outside of the university. Diversity pretty much ends at campus - town is very much a black and white population with few immigrants. This means there’s also a serious lack of diverse food options and activities.

There is definitely an issue of wealth disparity in Alabama but there are also plenty of nice, hard working and kind people.

However, I could never relocate and live there. Diversity is too important to me - I love the mix of people, culture, food and activities present here.

Haven’t been to Huntsville yet but have heard great things about UAH and the space/engineering industry there.

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