Alabama · Off-grid & homestead potential
Montgomery County is a solid bolthole (58/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (52.6″/yr) and cheap to buy into (typical home $166k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and little isolation — a major metro is just 9 mi away.
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Montgomery County is a solid bolthole (58/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (52.6″/yr) and cheap to buy into (typical home $166k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and little isolation — a major metro is just 9 mi away.
Land in Montgomery County runs about $3,146 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Montgomery County gets about 52.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 13.2% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 9 miles away, and population density is 286.5 people per square mile.