MaytownAL
A town of 314.
Is Maytown a good place to live?
Maytown’s median age is 53.3 years, where Alabama’s towns sit at 39.2 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Only 5 of the 166 Alabama towns we compare have a lower typical home value than Maytown. Maytown has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
314 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Legion Field and 24 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Maytown. Close and well known come first.
9 mi Stadium & arenaLegion Field
Big draw40 mi Stadium & arenaBryant–Denny Stadium
11 mi Stadium & arenaProtective Stadium
12 mi MuseumSloss Furnaces
11 mi Stadium & arenaLegacy Arena28 mi LakeLewis Smith LakePhoto credits
Legion Field: USGS, Public domain · Bryant–Denny Stadium: Joel יוֹאֵל, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Protective Stadium: Unknown, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sloss Furnaces: DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Legacy Arena: AuburnShuffle, CC0
Moving to Maytown: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Maytown, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Maytown.
Maytown’s typical home value is about $93K
The typical Maytown home is worth about $93,000, up 2.1% in a year, 61% below the Alabama typical home. 83% of households own their home in Maytown, above both Alabama’s towns (69%) and U.S. towns (73%).
| Maytown | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 83% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,045 a month | $940 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
About one in three of Maytown’s working residents commute to Birmingham
Most working residents leave Maytown for work: only 0% work in town. 21% of Maytown residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Maytown fell to 0 in 2023, 46 fewer than in 2013.
| Maytown | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 21% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $51,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Maytown faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Maytown, expect mild winters and hot summers
Maytown has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Maytown is 91°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Maytown is
Maytown beats the Alabama average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 44% of adults have high blood pressure in Maytown.
| Maytown | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 43% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 40% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 80% | 79% |
| What stands out | Maytown | AL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.5% | 9.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.1% | 19.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.1% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Maytown has set aside 0.2% of its land for conservation
1.8 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Maytown’s trail density is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Maytown | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 1.2% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Maytown
Colleges nearby
6 within 15 miles of the center of Maytown
About 7 of every 100 Maytown residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Alabama.
100% of working residents leave Maytown for work
Where Maytown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Maytown
Town in Alabama, United States
Maytown is a town in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. It is northwest from the Birmingham suburb of Pleasant Grove. It incorporated in October 1956. As of the 2020 census, Maytown had a population of 316. This area was damaged by an F5 tornado on April 8, 1998.
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- Area
- 2.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 709 ft
- Area code
- 205
Questions about Maytown
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Maytown, AL a good place to live?
Maytown has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.