Kentucky · Off-grid & homestead potential

Graves County

64BoltScore / 100
#101 of 120 in Kentucky

Graves County is a solid bolthole (64/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (52.1″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Graves County scores

Hazard Safety16
Freedom62
Food69
Isolation62
Sovereignty80
Water86
Affordability75
$171kTypical home
0.7%Property tax
$5,523Land / acre
52.1"Annual rain
7.7% of yrsSevere drought
73 miNearest metro
66.1People / sq mi
0.4%Federal land
58.3°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Graves County, Kentucky

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

Graves County is a solid bolthole (64/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (52.1″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Graves County, Kentucky?

Land in Graves County runs about $5,523 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Graves County?

Graves County gets about 52.1" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 7.7% of years.

How remote is Graves County?

The nearest major metro is about 73 miles away, and population density is 66.1 people per square mile.

How Graves compares in Kentucky

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