Maine · Off-grid & homestead potential
Knox County is a solid bolthole (61/100). Its strengths are deep isolation — 156 mi to the nearest city and abundant rainfall (49.7″/yr) with little drought. The trade-offs: middling conditions for growing food.
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Knox County is a solid bolthole (61/100). Its strengths: deep isolation — 156 mi to the nearest city and abundant rainfall (49.7″/yr) with little drought. Watch-outs: middling conditions for growing food.
Land in Knox County runs about $5,875 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Knox County gets about 49.7" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 3.5% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 156 miles away, and population density is 112.2 people per square mile.