Alabama · Off-grid & homestead potential

Colbert County

64BoltScore / 100
#48 of 67 in Alabama

Colbert County is a solid bolthole (64/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (57.3″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $202k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Colbert County scores

Hazard Safety19
Freedom61
Food73
Isolation55
Sovereignty72
Water85
Affordability80
$202kTypical home
0.4%Property tax
$3,528Land / acre
57.3"Annual rain
4.2% of yrsSevere drought
63 miNearest metro
98.4People / sq mi
2.2%Federal land
60.6°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Colbert County, Alabama

Is Colbert County a good place to live off-grid or homestead?

Colbert County is a solid bolthole (64/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (57.3″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $202k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Colbert County, Alabama?

Land in Colbert County runs about $3,528 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Colbert County?

Colbert County gets about 57.3" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 4.2% of years.

How remote is Colbert County?

The nearest major metro is about 63 miles away, and population density is 98.4 people per square mile.

How Colbert compares in Alabama

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