Illinois · Off-grid & homestead potential
Pope County is a strong bolthole (71/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (49.9″/yr) with little drought and low natural-disaster risk.
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Pope County is a strong bolthole (71/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (49.9″/yr) with little drought and low natural-disaster risk.
Land in Pope County runs about $4,224 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Pope County gets about 49.9" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 4% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 74 miles away, and population density is 10 people per square mile.