Kentucky · Off-grid & homestead potential
Bell County is a strong bolthole (71/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (53.5″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $95k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.
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Bell County is a strong bolthole (71/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (53.5″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $95k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.
Land in Bell County runs about $2,647 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Bell County gets about 53.5" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 1.7% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 57 miles away, and population density is 64.9 people per square mile.