Alabama · Off-grid & homestead potential

Baldwin County

57BoltScore / 100
#62 of 67 in Alabama

Baldwin County is a solid bolthole (57/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (64″/yr) with little drought and low extraction and seizure exposure. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 21 mi from the nearest metro.

How Baldwin County scores

Hazard Safety3
Freedom64
Food77
Isolation32
Sovereignty80
Water96
Affordability50
$373kTypical home
0.3%Property tax
$6,202Land / acre
64"Annual rain
8.2% of yrsSevere drought
21 miNearest metro
159.5People / sq mi
0.9%Federal land
67.4°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Baldwin County, Alabama

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

Baldwin County is a solid bolthole (57/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (64″/yr) with little drought and low extraction and seizure exposure. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 21 mi from the nearest metro.

How much does land cost in Baldwin County, Alabama?

Land in Baldwin County runs about $6,202 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Baldwin County?

Baldwin County gets about 64" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 8.2% of years.

How remote is Baldwin County?

The nearest major metro is about 21 miles away, and population density is 159.5 people per square mile.

How Baldwin compares in Alabama

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