Alabama · Off-grid & homestead potential
Covington County is a strong bolthole (67/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (59.7″/yr) and cheap to buy into (typical home $158k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.
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Covington County is a strong bolthole (67/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (59.7″/yr) and cheap to buy into (typical home $158k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.
Land in Covington County runs about $3,400 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Covington County gets about 59.7" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 14.3% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 75 miles away, and population density is 36.8 people per square mile.