Illinois · Off-grid & homestead potential
McLean County is a solid bolthole (54/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (38.3″/yr) and almost no federal land or extraction. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and tighter state governance (46% Republican).
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McLean County is a solid bolthole (54/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (38.3″/yr) and almost no federal land or extraction. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and tighter state governance (46% Republican).
Land in McLean County runs about $7,074 per acre, based on the latest county data.
McLean County gets about 38.3" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 2.7% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 43 miles away, and population density is 144 people per square mile.