Kentucky · Off-grid & homestead potential

Boone County

53BoltScore / 100
#118 of 120 in Kentucky

Boone County is a solid bolthole (53/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (46.2″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. The trade-offs: little isolation — a major metro is just 16 mi away and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Boone County scores

Hazard Safety26
Freedom58
Food63
Isolation3
Sovereignty85
Water94
Affordability40
$351kTypical home
0.9%Property tax
$8,920Land / acre
46.2"Annual rain
1.9% of yrsSevere drought
16 miNearest metro
570.5People / sq mi
0%Federal land
54.6°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Boone County, Kentucky

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

Boone County is a solid bolthole (53/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (46.2″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. Watch-outs: little isolation — a major metro is just 16 mi away and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Boone County, Kentucky?

Land in Boone County runs about $8,920 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Boone County?

Boone County gets about 46.2" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 1.9% of years.

How remote is Boone County?

The nearest major metro is about 16 miles away, and population density is 570.5 people per square mile.

How Boone compares in Kentucky

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