Alabama · Off-grid & homestead potential
Franklin County is a strong bolthole (67/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (59.5″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $181k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.
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Franklin County is a strong bolthole (67/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (59.5″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $181k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.
Land in Franklin County runs about $3,526 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Franklin County gets about 59.5" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 4.7% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 70 miles away, and population density is 50.2 people per square mile.