Kentucky · Off-grid & homestead potential

Gallatin County

74BoltScore / 100
#29 of 120 in Kentucky

Gallatin County is a strong bolthole (74/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (47.5″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction.

How Gallatin County scores

Hazard Safety83
Freedom62
Food64
Isolation43
Sovereignty95
Water95
Affordability77
$223kTypical home
0.8%Property tax
$3,786Land / acre
47.5"Annual rain
2.1% of yrsSevere drought
34 miNearest metro
89.4People / sq mi
0%Federal land
55.3°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Gallatin County, Kentucky

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

Gallatin County is a strong bolthole (74/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (47.5″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction.

How much does land cost in Gallatin County, Kentucky?

Land in Gallatin County runs about $3,786 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Gallatin County?

Gallatin County gets about 47.5" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 2.1% of years.

How remote is Gallatin County?

The nearest major metro is about 34 miles away, and population density is 89.4 people per square mile.

How Gallatin compares in Kentucky

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