Alabama · Off-grid & homestead potential

Coffee County

63BoltScore / 100
#50 of 67 in Alabama

Coffee County is a solid bolthole (63/100). Its strengths are cheap to buy into (typical home $185k) and decent rainfall (57.9″/yr). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Coffee County scores

Hazard Safety17
Freedom64
Food74
Isolation61
Sovereignty67
Water79
Affordability81
$185kTypical home
0.3%Property tax
$3,859Land / acre
57.9"Annual rain
13.5% of yrsSevere drought
74 miNearest metro
82People / sq mi
3.6%Federal land
65.7°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Coffee County, Alabama

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

Coffee County is a solid bolthole (63/100). Its strengths: cheap to buy into (typical home $185k) and decent rainfall (57.9″/yr). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Coffee County, Alabama?

Land in Coffee County runs about $3,859 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Coffee County?

Coffee County gets about 57.9" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 13.5% of years.

How remote is Coffee County?

The nearest major metro is about 74 miles away, and population density is 82 people per square mile.

How Coffee compares in Alabama

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