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Gordo is a small town of 1,723 people in Pickens County, Alabama. It's about 23 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL and 65 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $528 a month.
1,723people
$119kTypical home
$528/moRent
93° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
245Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,723
- Part of a metro area
- About 530 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 23 mi to Tuscaloosa, AL
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$750/mo)
- Median rent $528/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 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 24
- 30% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to GTR airport
- 69 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 292 ft
- 179 mi to the ocean
- 82 mi to a big lake
- 59 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 248 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 57 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 22 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