Alabama · Off-grid & homestead potential

Limestone County

61BoltScore / 100
#55 of 67 in Alabama

Limestone County is a solid bolthole (61/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (57″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 20 mi from the nearest metro.

How Limestone County scores

Hazard Safety20
Freedom62
Food78
Isolation28
Sovereignty83
Water95
Affordability62
$322kTypical home
0.3%Property tax
$4,683Land / acre
57"Annual rain
7.5% of yrsSevere drought
20 miNearest metro
204.8People / sq mi
4.8%Federal land
60.5°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Limestone County, Alabama

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

Limestone County is a solid bolthole (61/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (57″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 20 mi from the nearest metro.

How much does land cost in Limestone County, Alabama?

Land in Limestone County runs about $4,683 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Limestone County?

Limestone County gets about 57" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 7.5% of years.

How remote is Limestone County?

The nearest major metro is about 20 miles away, and population density is 204.8 people per square mile.

How Limestone compares in Alabama

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