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Best Places to Live in Georgia

Every Georgia county ranked by BoltScore — for land, water, freedom, and self-sufficiency. Echols County leads at 83/100. No bunkers, no doom — just where the ground is worth standing on.

Nationally, Georgia ranks #5 for homesteading and #18 for off-grid living.

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    Off-grid & homestead laws in Georgia

    How Georgia treats the things that matter for living off-grid or homesteading. Scores feed the national rankings; rules often vary by county.

    General guidance, not legal advice. Off-grid, building, and land-use rules are often set at the county level and change often. Verify with your county and state before acting. Data reviewed 2026-06-26.

    All 159 Georgia counties, ranked

    1. 1Echols County83
    2. 2Atkinson County82
    3. 3Treutlen County82
    4. 4Wilcox County81
    5. 5Irwin County81
    6. 6Brantley County81
    7. 7Clinch County81
    8. 8Baker County80
    9. 9Webster County80
    10. 10Wheeler County80
    11. 11Calhoun County80
    12. 12Telfair County80
    13. 13Bacon County79
    14. 14Miller County79
    15. 15Lanier County79
    16. 16Jenkins County79
    17. 17Montgomery County79
    18. 18Jeff Davis County79
    19. 19Dooly County79
    20. 20Worth County79
    21. 21Quitman County78
    22. 22Ben Hill County78
    23. 23Glascock County78
    24. 24Candler County78
    25. 25Turner County78
    26. 26Pierce County78
    27. 27Stewart County77
    28. 28Johnson County77
    29. 29Terrell County77
    30. 30Berrien County77
    31. 31Clay County77
    32. 32Schley County77
    33. 33Appling County76
    34. 34Emanuel County76
    35. 35Evans County76
    36. 36Marion County76
    37. 37Seminole County76
    38. 38Heard County75
    39. 39Pulaski County75
    40. 40Taylor County75
    41. 41Wilkinson County75
    42. 42Early County75
    43. 43Talbot County75
    44. 44Brooks County74
    45. 45Lee County74
    46. 46Randolph County74
    47. 47Cook County74
    48. 48Warren County74
    49. 49Wilkes County74
    50. 50Bleckley County74
    51. 51Screven County74
    52. 52Dodge County74
    53. 53Jefferson County74
    54. 54Taliaferro County74
    55. 55Crawford County73
    56. 56Butts County73
    57. 57Hancock County73
    58. 58Banks County73
    59. 59Toombs County73
    60. 60Crisp County73
    61. 61Long County73
    62. 62Wayne County73
    63. 63Pike County72
    64. 64Burke County72
    65. 65Upson County72
    66. 66Jones County72
    67. 67Laurens County72
    68. 68Macon County72
    69. 69Coffee County71
    70. 70Mitchell County71
    71. 71Tattnall County71
    72. 72Charlton County71
    73. 73Jasper County71
    74. 74Tift County71
    75. 75Meriwether County70
    76. 76Twiggs County70
    77. 77Lamar County70
    78. 78Harris County70
    79. 79Washington County70
    80. 80Chattahoochee County70
    81. 81Colquitt County70
    82. 82Dade County69
    83. 83Lincoln County69
    84. 84Sumter County69
    85. 85McDuffie County69
    86. 86Morgan County69
    87. 87Elbert County69
    88. 88Oglethorpe County69
    89. 89Ware County69
    90. 90Haralson County69
    91. 91Peach County69
    92. 92Camden County68
    93. 93Monroe County68
    94. 94Chattooga County68
    95. 95Franklin County68
    96. 96Grady County68
    97. 97Stephens County67
    98. 98McIntosh County67
    99. 99Madison County67
    100. 100Decatur County67
    101. 101Putnam County67
    102. 102Baldwin County66
    103. 103Thomas County66
    104. 104Greene County66
    105. 105Spalding County65
    106. 106Effingham County65
    107. 107Murray County65
    108. 108Dawson County65
    109. 109Lowndes County65
    110. 110Dougherty County64
    111. 111Polk County64
    112. 112Troup County64
    113. 113Gordon County64
    114. 114Habersham County64
    115. 115Jackson County64
    116. 116Oconee County64
    117. 117Towns County64
    118. 118Hart County64
    119. 119Bulloch County63
    120. 120Pickens County63
    121. 121Bryan County63
    122. 122Union County62
    123. 123Newton County61
    124. 124White County61
    125. 125Walker County61
    126. 126Walton County61
    127. 127Liberty County61
    128. 128Carroll County60
    129. 129Floyd County60
    130. 130Lumpkin County60
    131. 131Barrow County60
    132. 132Gilmer County59
    133. 133Rabun County59
    134. 134Catoosa County59
    135. 135Bartow County59
    136. 136Houston County59
    137. 137Coweta County58
    138. 138Rockdale County58
    139. 139Glynn County57
    140. 140Muscogee County57
    141. 141Whitfield County57
    142. 142Fannin County57
    143. 143Paulding County55
    144. 144Douglas County55
    145. 145Bibb County54
    146. 146Columbia County54
    147. 147Clayton County54
    148. 148Henry County54
    149. 149Richmond County53
    150. 150Fayette County52
    151. 151Chatham County52
    152. 152Clarke County52
    153. 153Cherokee County48
    154. 154Gwinnett County47
    155. 155Hall County47
    156. 156Forsyth County46
    157. 157DeKalb County45
    158. 158Cobb County45
    159. 159Fulton County45

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