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Yellow Bluff is a tiny town of 170 people in Wilcox County, Alabama. It's about 76 miles from Montgomery, AL and 115 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $85k and rent runs about $817 a month.
170people
$85kTypical home
$817/moRent
92° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 170
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 272 people per sq mi
- 115 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 76 mi to Montgomery, AL
- 41 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $85k (≈$537/mo)
- Median rent $817/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 25.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (256 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (659 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 63
- 19% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 68 mi to MGM airport
- 104 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 105 ft
- 91 mi to the ocean
- 83 mi to a big lake
- 77 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 83 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 40 mi to the nearest vet
- 47 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wilcox County: D+31 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.