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Country around Gordo is a rural area of about 4,906 people in Pickens County, Alabama, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 23 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL and 68 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $132k and rent runs about $621 a month.
4,906people
$132kTypical home
$621/moRent
92° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
245Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 4,906 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 23 mi to Tuscaloosa, AL
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $132k (≈$835/mo)
- Median rent $621/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (69 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (139 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 25% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to GTR airport
- 71 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 266 ft
- 174 mi to the ocean
- 82 mi to a big lake
- 61 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 252 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 80 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pickens County: R+23 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk