Tennessee · Off-grid & homestead potential
Blount County is a solid bolthole (58/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (56.5″/yr) with little drought and strong economic & personal freedom (71% Republican). The trade-offs: 21 mi from the nearest metro and elevated natural-hazard exposure.
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Blount County is a solid bolthole (58/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (56.5″/yr) with little drought and strong economic & personal freedom (71% Republican). Watch-outs: 21 mi from the nearest metro and elevated natural-hazard exposure.
Land in Blount County runs about $8,030 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Blount County gets about 56.5" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 3.7% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 21 miles away, and population density is 253.1 people per square mile.