Alabama · Off-grid & homestead potential

Montgomery County

58BoltScore / 100
#60 of 67 in Alabama

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.

How Montgomery County scores

Hazard Safety8
Freedom47
Food78
Isolation17
Sovereignty78
Water92
Affordability86
$166kTypical home
0.4%Property tax
$3,146Land / acre
52.6"Annual rain
13.2% of yrsSevere drought
9 miNearest metro
286.5People / sq mi
1.5%Federal land
65.1°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Montgomery County, Alabama

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

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.

How much does land cost in Montgomery County, Alabama?

Land in Montgomery County runs about $3,146 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Montgomery County?

Montgomery County gets about 52.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 13.2% of years.

How remote is Montgomery County?

The nearest major metro is about 9 miles away, and population density is 286.5 people per square mile.

How Montgomery compares in Alabama

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