Tennessee · Off-grid & homestead potential

Haywood County

72BoltScore / 100
#33 of 95 in Tennessee

Haywood County is a strong bolthole (72/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (54.4″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Haywood County scores

Hazard Safety35
Freedom73
Food76
Isolation56
Sovereignty84
Water96
Affordability83
$174kTypical home
0.7%Property tax
$3,625Land / acre
54.4"Annual rain
6.1% of yrsSevere drought
53 miNearest metro
32.5People / sq mi
4%Federal land
60.5°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Haywood County, Tennessee

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

Haywood County is a strong bolthole (72/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (54.4″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Haywood County, Tennessee?

Land in Haywood County runs about $3,625 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Haywood County?

Haywood County gets about 54.4" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 6.1% of years.

How remote is Haywood County?

The nearest major metro is about 53 miles away, and population density is 32.5 people per square mile.

How Haywood compares in Tennessee

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