ALABAMA · DATA AS OF 2026-11-01

Undeveloped land in Cullman County, AL

16,648 buildable parcels covering about 204,580 acres, every one with slope, flood, soil, access, ownership and a scored verdict on file. These are the county-wide numbers.

18,743
parcels with no improvements
on the county tax roll
16,648
buildable after screening
89% of the raw count
204,580
acres of buildable land
median parcel 2.2 ac
1,116
strong buy verdicts
of 18,743 analyzed
TERRAIN AND HAZARD

How much of it you can actually build on

95%
entirely in FEMA Zone X
minimal flood risk
5%
touch a flood hazard area
zones A, AE, AO, VE
44%
flat, under 8% slope
26% over 15%
92%
well-drained soils
3% on hydric soils, 2% with wetlands
69%
front a public road
median 365 ft of frontage
27%
have a creek running through
USGS mapped streams
20%
have a pond or lake on the land
46%
forested
mostly white oak / red oak / hickory
VALUE

What the county says the land is worth

Parcel sizeParcelsMedian appraised land value per acre
Under 5 acres9,386$15,625
5 to 20 acres1,873$6,438
20 to 50 acres695$4,700
50 to 100 acres149$4,123
100 acres and up72$3,290
OWNERSHIP

Who holds it, and for how long

81%
owned by individuals
12%
owned by an LLC
11%
absentee owners
mailing address outside the county
—
held over 20 years
no sale dates on file
VERDICTS

What the model makes of it

1,116
strong buy
11,839
consider
5,788
pass

By deal type: 9,438 rural homesite (744 strong buy), 3,901 infill lot (287 strong buy), 2,706 timber/recreation tract (24 strong buy), 429 development assembly (61 strong buy).

Strong buy 89development assembly
about 60 acres
  • 4% average slope
  • FEMA zone X
  • moderately well drained soil
  • 1,127 ft of road frontage
  • power nearby
Strong buy 89rural homesite
about 2 acres
  • 4% average slope
  • FEMA zone X
  • well drained soil
  • 1,011 ft of road frontage
  • power nearby
Strong buy 86timber/recreation tract
about 115 acres
  • 7% average slope
  • FEMA zone X
  • moderately well drained soil
  • 957 ft of road frontage
  • power nearby

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QUESTIONS

Buying land in Cullman County

How many undeveloped parcels are there in Cullman County, AL?

18,743 parcels carry no improvement value on the Cullman County tax roll as of 2026-11-01. After removing rights-of-way, slivers, utility strips and parcels that already have a structure by the federal building footprints, 16,648 are buildable land totalling about 204,580 acres.

How much land in Cullman County is in a flood zone?

5% of buildable parcels touch a FEMA special flood hazard area (zones A, AE or similar). 95% are entirely in Zone X, the minimal-risk designation. Mapped wetlands appear on 2%.

Can I put a septic system on land in Cullman County?

Septic needs a county health department permit and a soil evaluation on the actual site. As a screen, 92% of buildable parcels sit on soils the USDA survey classes as well drained or better. 3% sit in soil map units that are mostly hydric, which usually fail.

What is land worth per acre in Cullman County?

Alabama records sale prices with the deed, but there is no searchable database of them. The county's appraised land value per acre, which is what LandScout shows, has a median of $6,438 for 5 to 20 acre tracts and $3,290 for tracts over 100 acres. Market prices run higher; appraisal is a floor and a comparison tool, not an asking price.

Who owns the undeveloped land in Cullman County?

81% individual, 12% llc, 3% corporation, 3% trust. 11% of owners have a mailing address outside the county.

Where do these numbers come from?

Parcel boundaries, owners of record and appraised values are from the Cullman County assessor's GIS. Flood zones are FEMA, slope is derived from USGS elevation, soils are the USDA soil survey, wetlands the National Wetlands Inventory, timber the Forest Service FIA, structures the FEMA USA Structures dataset, and roads, power lines, ponds and developed land OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). Verdicts come from fixed rules applied to those fields, the same rules in every county, and the best-scoring parcels are also checked against a USDA aerial photo by an AI model. Data as of 2026-11-01.

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