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Alabama Freedom Map

Compare all 67 Alabama counties for tiny homes, RV living, off-grid living, homesteading, land affordability, solar, broadband, climate, public land, and county-rule research.

County profiles67
Regions10
Verified profiles0
Top score87

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Autauga County: Freedom Score 70Baldwin County: Freedom Score 49Barbour County: Freedom Score 73Bibb County: Freedom Score 68Blount County: Freedom Score 69Bullock County: Freedom Score 72Butler County: Freedom Score 74Calhoun County: Freedom Score 67Chambers County: Freedom Score 69Cherokee County: Freedom Score 67Chilton County: Freedom Score 68Choctaw County: Freedom Score 87Clarke County: Freedom Score 71Clay County: Freedom Score 86Cleburne County: Freedom Score 83Coffee County: Freedom Score 70Colbert County: Freedom Score 64Conecuh County: Freedom Score 73Coosa County: Freedom Score 74Covington County: Freedom Score 69Crenshaw County: Freedom Score 72Cullman County: Freedom Score 61Dale County: Freedom Score 70Dallas County: Freedom Score 70DeKalb County: Freedom Score 66Elmore County: Freedom Score 66Escambia County: Freedom Score 59Etowah County: Freedom Score 67Fayette County: Freedom Score 74Franklin County: Freedom Score 65Geneva County: Freedom Score 68Greene County: Freedom Score 75Hale County: Freedom Score 73Henry County: Freedom Score 70Houston County: Freedom Score 69Jackson County: Freedom Score 69Jefferson County: Freedom Score 45Lamar County: Freedom Score 87Lauderdale County: Freedom Score 65Lawrence County: Freedom Score 67Lee County: Freedom Score 59Limestone County: Freedom Score 59Lowndes County: Freedom Score 72Macon County: Freedom Score 71Madison County: Freedom Score 42Marengo County: Freedom Score 74Marion County: Freedom Score 86Marshall County: Freedom Score 60Mobile County: Freedom Score 54Monroe County: Freedom Score 74Montgomery County: Freedom Score 53Morgan County: Freedom Score 63Perry County: Freedom Score 87Pickens County: Freedom Score 74Pike County: Freedom Score 68Randolph County: Freedom Score 69Russell County: Freedom Score 58Shelby County: Freedom Score 47St. Clair County: Freedom Score 68Sumter County: Freedom Score 75Talladega County: Freedom Score 69Tallapoosa County: Freedom Score 68Tuscaloosa County: Freedom Score 66Walker County: Freedom Score 70Washington County: Freedom Score 75Wilcox County: Freedom Score 87Winston County: Freedom Score 87
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Alabama Is Part Of The Shared Freedom Map Platform

A sourced discovery dataset for Alabama rural counties, timberland, Black Belt and Appalachian foothill land research, homesteading, RV living, off-grid screening, and county-rule research, with county-office confirmation still pending. These pages use the same county template, scoring model, and source-first workflow as Colorado.

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Alabama County Rankings

Highest Freedom ScoresBest for Tiny HomesBest for RV LivingBest for Off-Grid LivingCheapest LandBest Solar PotentialBest Public Land Access

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Alabama Counties By Lifestyle Goal

Start with a use case, compare the top county-level candidates, then move into parcel-level zoning, water, septic, access, and covenant research.

Tiny

Best For Tiny Home Research

4/5

County-level candidates where tiny-home research starts with stronger alternative-housing scores, rural land context, and source coverage.

Top starts: Choctaw, Lamar, Perry

RV

Best For RV Living Research

4/5

Counties worth comparing for RV occupancy, temporary use, sanitation, access, construction, and covenant questions.

Top starts: Choctaw, Lamar, Perry

Off grid

Best For Off-Grid Living

5/5

Stronger off-grid discovery candidates based on rural density, land affordability, solar, public land, water, septic, and county-rule research.

Top starts: Choctaw, Lamar, Perry

Land

Cheapest Rural Land

100/100

Lower price-per-acre counties that still need practical screening for water, septic, roads, covenants, access, and total development cost.

Top starts: Pickens, Choctaw, Washington

Public

Best Public Land Access

0.1M

Counties with major public-land acreage and recreation signals, balanced against private parcel access and buildability constraints.

Top starts: Lawrence, Baldwin, Jackson

Overall

Highest Freedom Scores

87

The broadest starting point for comparing counties across lifestyle scores, land affordability, taxes, solar, broadband, and public land.

Top starts: Choctaw, Lamar, Perry

Research guides

Alabama Lifestyle Research Paths

Use these guides to translate county rankings into practical due-diligence checklists for your intended housing and land-use plan.

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County Profiles

#1

Choctaw County

Southwest Alabama and Black Belt

87
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
100
Partially sourced#2

Lamar County

West Alabama and Black Belt

87
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
98
Partially sourced#3

Perry County

Southwest Alabama and Black Belt

87
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
98
Partially sourced#4

Wilcox County

Southwest Alabama and Black Belt

87
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
94
Partially sourced#5

Winston County

West Alabama and Black Belt

87
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
98
Partially sourced#6

Clay County

East Central Alabama

86
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
90
Partially sourced#7

Marion County

West Alabama and Black Belt

86
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
96
Partially sourced#8

Cleburne County

East Central Alabama

83
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
73
Partially sourced#9

Greene County

West Alabama and Black Belt

75
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#10

Sumter County

West Alabama and Black Belt

75
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#11

Washington County

Gulf Coast and Lower Alabama

75
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
98
Partially sourced#12

Butler County

South Central and Wiregrass Alabama

74
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
91
Partially sourced#13

Coosa County

East Central Alabama

74
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
90
Partially sourced#14

Fayette County

West Alabama and Black Belt

74
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
98
Partially sourced#15

Marengo County

Southwest Alabama and Black Belt

74
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
94
Partially sourced#16

Monroe County

Southwest Alabama and Black Belt

74
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
96
Partially sourced#17

Pickens County

West Alabama and Black Belt

74
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
100
Partially sourced#18

Barbour County

South Central and Wiregrass Alabama

73
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
91
Partially sourced#19

Conecuh County

Gulf Coast and Lower Alabama

73
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
95
Partially sourced#20

Hale County

West Alabama and Black Belt

73
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
90
Partially sourced#21

Bullock County

Montgomery River Region and Auburn Corridor

72
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
89
Partially sourced#22

Crenshaw County

South Central and Wiregrass Alabama

72
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
90
Partially sourced#23

Lowndes County

Montgomery River Region and Auburn Corridor

72
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
87
Partially sourced#24

Clarke County

Southwest Alabama and Black Belt

71
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
83
Partially sourced#25

Macon County

Montgomery River Region and Auburn Corridor

71
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
81
Partially sourced#26

Autauga County

Montgomery River Region and Auburn Corridor

70
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
88
Partially sourced#27

Coffee County

South Central and Wiregrass Alabama

70
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
88
Partially sourced#28

Dale County

South Central and Wiregrass Alabama

70
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
89
Partially sourced#29

Dallas County

Southwest Alabama and Black Belt

70
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
93
Partially sourced#30

Henry County

South Central and Wiregrass Alabama

70
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
90
Partially sourced#31

Walker County

Birmingham and Central Alabama

70
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
94
Partially sourced#32

Blount County

Northeast Alabama and Appalachian Foothills

69
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
86
Partially sourced#33

Chambers County

East Central Alabama

69
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
89
Partially sourced#34

Covington County

South Central and Wiregrass Alabama

69
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
88
Partially sourced#35

Houston County

Alabama

69
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
81
Partially sourced#36

Jackson County

Northeast Alabama and Appalachian Foothills

69
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
84
Partially sourced#37

Randolph County

East Central Alabama

69
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
90
Partially sourced#38

Talladega County

East Central Alabama

69
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
84
Partially sourced#39

Bibb County

Birmingham and Central Alabama

68
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
82
Partially sourced#40

Chilton County

Alabama

68
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
82
Partially sourced#41

Geneva County

South Central and Wiregrass Alabama

68
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
84
Partially sourced#42

Pike County

South Central and Wiregrass Alabama

68
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
80
Partially sourced#43

St. Clair County

Birmingham and Central Alabama

68
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
77
Partially sourced#44

Tallapoosa County

East Central Alabama

68
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
83
Partially sourced#45

Calhoun County

East Central Alabama

67
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
72
Partially sourced#46

Cherokee County

Northeast Alabama and Appalachian Foothills

67
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
75
Partially sourced#47

Etowah County

Northeast Alabama and Appalachian Foothills

67
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
73
Partially sourced#48

Lawrence County

North Alabama and Tennessee Valley

67
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
77
Partially sourced#49

DeKalb County

Northeast Alabama and Appalachian Foothills

66
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
67
Partially sourced#50

Elmore County

Montgomery River Region and Auburn Corridor

66
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
57
Partially sourced#51

Tuscaloosa County

Birmingham and Central Alabama

66
Tiny
3/5
RV
2/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
91
Partially sourced#52

Franklin County

North Alabama and Tennessee Valley

65
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
70
Partially sourced#53

Lauderdale County

North Alabama and Tennessee Valley

65
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
61
Partially sourced#54

Colbert County

North Alabama and Tennessee Valley

64
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
59
Partially sourced#55

Morgan County

North Alabama and Tennessee Valley

63
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
43
Partially sourced#56

Cullman County

Northeast Alabama and Appalachian Foothills

61
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
31
Partially sourced#57

Marshall County

Northeast Alabama and Appalachian Foothills

60
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#58

Escambia County

Gulf Coast and Lower Alabama

59
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#59

Lee County

Montgomery River Region and Auburn Corridor

59
Tiny
3/5
RV
2/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
47
Partially sourced#60

Limestone County

North Alabama and Tennessee Valley

59
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#61

Russell County

Montgomery River Region and Auburn Corridor

58
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#62

Mobile County

Gulf Coast and Lower Alabama

54
Tiny
2/5
RV
2/5
Off grid
2/5
Land
73
Partially sourced#63

Montgomery County

Montgomery River Region and Auburn Corridor

53
Tiny
2/5
RV
2/5
Off grid
2/5
Land
61
Partially sourced#64

Baldwin County

Gulf Coast and Lower Alabama

49
Tiny
2/5
RV
1/5
Off grid
2/5
Land
57
Partially sourced#65

Shelby County

Birmingham and Central Alabama

47
Tiny
2/5
RV
1/5
Off grid
2/5
Land
54
Partially sourced#66

Jefferson County

Birmingham and Central Alabama

45
Tiny
2/5
RV
1/5
Off grid
1/5
Land
75
Partially sourced#67

Madison County

North Alabama and Tennessee Valley

42
Tiny
2/5
RV
1/5
Off grid
2/5
Land
20
Partially sourced

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