Illinois · Off-grid & homestead potential

Saline County

67BoltScore / 100
#37 of 102 in Illinois

Saline County is a strong bolthole (67/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (48.4″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $88k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Saline County scores

Hazard Safety30
Freedom50
Food72
Isolation56
Sovereignty78
Water97
Affordability85
$88kTypical home
1.6%Property tax
$4,910Land / acre
48.4"Annual rain
2.8% of yrsSevere drought
58 miNearest metro
60.2People / sq mi
6.3%Federal land
56.6°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Saline County, Illinois

Is Saline County a good place to live off-grid or homestead?

Saline County is a strong bolthole (67/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (48.4″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $88k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Saline County, Illinois?

Land in Saline County runs about $4,910 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Saline County?

Saline County gets about 48.4" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 2.8% of years.

How remote is Saline County?

The nearest major metro is about 58 miles away, and population density is 60.2 people per square mile.

How Saline compares in Illinois

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