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York is a small town of 2,056 people in Sumter County, Alabama. It's about 67 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL and 112 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $80k and rent runs about $763 a month.
2,056people
$80kTypical home
$763/moRent
92° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
247Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,056
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 299 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 67 mi to Tuscaloosa, AL
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $80k (≈$505/mo)
- Median rent $763/mo
- Median household income $30k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 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 (129 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,552 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to MEI airport
- 116 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 223 ft
- 123 mi to the ocean
- 107 mi to a big lake
- 98 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 85 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 52 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sumter County: D+41 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk