Kentucky · Off-grid & homestead potential
Harlan County is a strong bolthole (72/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (53.9″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $78k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.
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Harlan County is a strong bolthole (72/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (53.9″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $78k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.
Land in Harlan County runs about $2,816 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Harlan County gets about 53.9" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 1.6% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 69 miles away, and population density is 54.4 people per square mile.