State land ledger

Georgia Counties Ranked for Tiny Homes, Off-Grid & Cheap Land

Compare all 159 Georgia counties for tiny homes, RV living, off-grid living, homesteading, land affordability, solar, broadband, climate, public land, and county-rule research.

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Use State Pages To Build A County Shortlist

State pages compare county-level signals across one state. They do not confirm that any parcel can support a specific home type, RV use, off-grid system, well, septic system, driveway, or homestead plan.

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Jurisdiction note

Start With The County, Then Verify The Parcel

Georgia county profiles compare broad alternative-living signals. A parcel can still be controlled by a municipality, subdivision, HOA, utility district, floodplain, road-access issue, water limitation, septic constraint, or current local rules.

How to use this state page

Start With Counties, Then Verify Parcels

This page helps you compare Georgia counties by broad alternative-living signals. Use it to narrow your research, then confirm the exact parcel, jurisdiction, utilities, access, water, septic, and private restrictions before acting.

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Scan statewide patterns first

Use the Georgia map to spot stronger county-level signals before opening individual profiles.

Confidence

0/159 verified or sourced profiles

Confidence labels describe source support. They do not mean a county or parcel has approved your intended use.

Shortlist

Echols County currently leads by Freedom Score

Compare county profiles, rankings, and Finder filters before spending time on parcel-specific zoning, water, septic, access, and covenant checks.

State decision dashboard

What To Do Next In Georgia

Use this dashboard to pick a starting county, compare the state’s strongest data lanes, and keep source-confidence limits visible before moving into parcel research.

Start here82

Echols County

Highest blended county-level signal in this state. Open the profile before comparing parcels.

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Affordability lead96

Webster County

Strongest supported land-affordability signal with enough market observations for scoring.

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Off-grid lead5/5

Echols County

Use this as a starting point for water, septic, solar, access, emergency service, and backup-system research.

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Lifestyle review12

counties need closer tiny-home, RV, or off-grid rule review.

Land market0

counties still need stronger land-market source support.

Remote work9

counties need broadband or cellular backup checks.

County profiles159
Regions9
Verified / sourced0/159
Top score82

Coverage status

How To Read Georgia Coverage

This state page is a county-level discovery layer. Stronger-source profiles have more local-rule support, while sourced-discovery profiles are useful for screening but require deeper local-rule review before you rely on them.

Stronger-source profiles0

Best starting point for rankings, comparisons, and county shortlists.

Sourced discovery159

Useful for exploration, but not promoted as default leaderboard winners.

Total profiles159

County-level coverage still requires parcel, municipality, and covenant checks.

Fast shortlist

Top Georgia Starting Points

These are quick entry points into the dataset. Open a county profile for source notes, then use rankings and Finder filters to compare the broader state context.

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Save the top county-level leads for Georgia, then verify zoning, jurisdiction, water, septic, access, utilities, covenants, and current local rules.

Choose your path

What Are You Researching In Georgia?

Start with the goal that matches your land plan, then compare the top county-level candidates before reviewing zoning, water, septic, access, utilities, and covenants.

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Tiny homes

Find counties with stronger tiny-home signals

Compare Georgia counties where tiny-home research starts with stronger housing-flexibility and source-status signals.

Top lead: Echols County
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RV living

Screen counties for RV-living research

Start with counties that score better for RV living, then confirm stay duration, sanitation, water, and parcel rules.

Top lead: Echols County
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Off-grid

Prioritize rural and solar-friendly candidates

Use off-grid scores with land, solar, density, water, septic, emergency access, and winter access checks.

Top lead: Echols County
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Homestead

Compare counties for rural self-sufficiency

Balance land affordability, growing season, density, water considerations, services, and source confidence.

Top lead: Hancock County
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Cheap land

Start with affordability, then check hard costs

Lower-cost land can still carry road, water, septic, utilities, title, terrain, and covenant risks.

Top lead: Webster County
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Solar

Look for stronger solar potential

Use solar rankings as a first pass, then verify shading, slope, snow, storage, access, and backup power needs.

Top lead: Lowndes County
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Recommended workflow

How To Research Georgia Counties

Start broad, then narrow. This page is built to move from state-level discovery into a county shortlist before you spend time reviewing individual parcels.

Before the map

What To Verify In Georgia

0 Georgia county profiles are verified, but county-level discovery still cannot confirm parcel zoning, water, septic, access, covenants, utilities, or current land pricing. Use the map to shortlist, then verify each parcel directly.

County rules12

Lifestyle Signals Still Need Review

Counties can score well overall while still requiring closer review for tiny homes, RV living, off-grid dwellings, or other alternative housing paths.

Connectivity9

Counties Need Broadband Backup Checks

Remote-work plans should confirm fiber, cable, fixed wireless, cellular, satellite, and practical service at the parcel, not only county-level availability.

Access0

Counties May Need Winter Access Review

Snow, seasonal roads, emergency access, driveway permits, and maintenance obligations can matter as much as land price in parts of Georgia.

Market data0

Land Prices Still Need Current Checks

Use the county profile as a starting point, then confirm current listings, recent sales, broker notes, parcel access, utilities, and title conditions.

Source readiness

Georgia Source Gap Snapshot

This snapshot shows where supporting links are still missing across the state dataset. It helps separate useful county discovery pages from source lanes that still need planning, zoning, market, infrastructure, or citation follow-up.

Complete core trails159/159

County profiles with planning-style links, major data-layer sources, and profile citations present.

Open source gaps0

Missing source lanes across the state. These are research gaps, not parcel approval findings.

Planning links0

County planning, community development, or permitting office links still missing.

Zoning links0

Zoning, land-use, ordinance, or development-code links still missing.

Building links0

Building, permit, construction-code, or inspection-route links still missing.

Land market0

Land-price, acreage, listing, or market-source support still missing.

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Use the map for a fast scan, then filter Georgia counties by lifestyle goal, compare the strongest candidates, and confirm parcel-specific rules with current local planning and permitting sources before buying land or planning a build.

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About Georgia data

Georgia County Research At A Glance

This state page uses a shared county profile template, scoring model, map interface, and source status system. Use it to compare counties before checking parcel zoning, utilities, water, septic, road access, covenants, and current local rules.

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Featured County Comparisons

Use these pairings to compare similar research paths before narrowing to parcels, permits, access, water, and wastewater.

Research guides

Georgia 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

Use this ranked directory after the map when you want to scan every county quickly. Open a profile for details, or jump back to filtering if the list is too broad.

#1

Echols County

South Central and Southeast Georgia

82
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
Not yet scored
Tiny: Strong signalRV: Strong signalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery
#2

Webster County

West Central Georgia

82
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
96
Tiny: Strong signalRV: Strong signalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery
#3

Wheeler County

South Central and Southeast Georgia

82
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
89
Tiny: Strong signalRV: Strong signalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery
#4

Baker County

Southwest Georgia

81
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
90
Tiny: Strong signalRV: Strong signalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery
#5

Charlton County

South Central and Southeast Georgia

79
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
57
Tiny: Strong signalRV: Strong signalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery
#6

Stewart County

West Central Georgia

79
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
85
Tiny: Strong signalRV: Strong signalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery
#7

Taliaferro County

Central Piedmont and Lake Country

79
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
76
Tiny: Strong signalRV: Strong signalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery
#8

Wilcox County

South Central and Southeast Georgia

79
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
79
Tiny: Strong signalRV: Strong signalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery
#9

Burke County

East Central Georgia

72
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
86
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery
#10

Clinch County

South Central and Southeast Georgia

71
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
42
Tiny: Strong signalRV: Strong signalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery
#11

Twiggs County

West Central Georgia

71
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
80
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery
#12

Clay County

West Central Georgia

70
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
20
Tiny: Strong signalRV: Strong signalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery
#13

Marion County

West Central Georgia

70
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
91
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery
#14

Taylor County

West Central Georgia

70
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
92
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery
#15

Telfair County

South Central and Southeast Georgia

70
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
89
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery
#16

Calhoun County

Southwest Georgia

69
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
89
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery
#17

Laurens County

East Central Georgia

69
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
92
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery
#18

Wilkinson County

South Central and Southeast Georgia

69
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
93
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery
#19

Early County

Southwest Georgia

68
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
89
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery
#20

Randolph County

West Central Georgia

68
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
93
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery
#21

Screven County

East Central Georgia

68
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
84
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery
#22

Washington County

East Central Georgia

68
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
86
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery
#23

Glascock County

Central Piedmont and Lake Country

67
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
82
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery
#24

Hancock County

Central Piedmont and Lake Country

67
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
88
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery
#25

Heard County

West Central Georgia

67
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
91
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery
#26

Jefferson County

East Central Georgia

67
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
82
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery
#27

Quitman County

West Central Georgia

67
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
20
Tiny: Strong signalRV: Strong signalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery
#28

Atkinson County

South Central and Southeast Georgia

66
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
64
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery
#29

Chattahoochee County

West Central Georgia

65
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
Not yet scored
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery
#30

Dodge County

South Central and Southeast Georgia

65
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
87
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery
#31

Dooly County

Southwest Georgia

65
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
77
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery
#32

Jenkins County

East Central Georgia

65
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
66
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery
#33

Macon County

West Central Georgia

65
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
84
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery
#34

Oglethorpe County

Central Piedmont and Lake Country

65
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
86
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery
#35

Schley County

West Central Georgia

65
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
67
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery
#36

Talbot County

West Central Georgia

65
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
72
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery
#37

Terrell County

Southwest Georgia

65
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
73
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery
#38

Treutlen County

East Central Georgia

65
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
83
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery
#39

Wayne County

South Central and Southeast Georgia

65
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
86
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery
#40

Emanuel County

East Central Georgia

64
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
79
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery
#41

Tattnall County

East Central Georgia

64
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
75
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery
#42

Ware County

South Central and Southeast Georgia

64
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
86
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery
#43

Wilkes County

Central Piedmont and Lake Country

64
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
70
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery
#44

Fannin County

North Georgia Mountains and Foothills

63
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery
#45

Gilmer County

North Georgia Mountains and Foothills

63
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery
#46

Haralson County

Northwest Georgia

63
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
65
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery
#47

Johnson County

East Central Georgia

63
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
78
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery
#48

Towns County

North Georgia Mountains and Foothills

63
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery
#49

Union County

North Georgia Mountains and Foothills

63
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery
#50

Warren County

Central Piedmont and Lake Country

63
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
57
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery
#51

Crawford County

West Central Georgia

62
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
74
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery
#52

Gordon County

Northwest Georgia

62
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
60
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery
#53

Grady County

Southwest Georgia

62
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
73
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery
#54

Rabun County

North Georgia Mountains and Foothills

62
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery
#55

Ben Hill County

South Central and Southeast Georgia

61
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
66
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery
#56

Elbert County

North Georgia Mountains and Foothills

61
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
65
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery
#57

Lumpkin County

North Georgia Mountains and Foothills

61
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery
#58

Monroe County

Central Piedmont and Lake Country

61
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
53
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery
#59

Chattooga County

Northwest Georgia

60
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
52
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery
#60

McIntosh County

Coastal Georgia

60
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery
#61

Mitchell County

Southwest Georgia

60
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
75
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery
#62

Polk County

Northwest Georgia

60
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
52
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery
#63

Upson County

West Central Georgia

60
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
56
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery
#64

Irwin County

South Central and Southeast Georgia

59
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery
#65

Glynn County

Coastal Georgia

58
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery
#66

Murray County

Northwest Georgia

58
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery
#67

Toombs County

East Central Georgia

58
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
43
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery
#68

Baldwin County

Central Piedmont and Lake Country

57
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery
#69

Banks County

North Georgia Mountains and Foothills

57
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery
#70

Bulloch County

East Central Georgia

57
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery
#71

Coffee County

South Central and Southeast Georgia

57
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery
#72

Dade County

Northwest Georgia

57
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery
#73

Dawson County

North Georgia Mountains and Foothills

57
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery
#74

Greene County

Central Piedmont and Lake Country

57
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery
#75

Habersham County

North Georgia Mountains and Foothills

57
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery
#76

Hart County

North Georgia Mountains and Foothills

57
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery
#77

Jones County

Central Piedmont and Lake Country

57
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
40
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery
#78

Long County

Coastal Georgia

57
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery
#79

Meriwether County

West Central Georgia

57
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
40
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery
#80

Pickens County

North Georgia Mountains and Foothills

57
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery

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