Tennessee · Off-grid & homestead potential

Montgomery County

58BoltScore / 100
#83 of 95 in Tennessee

Montgomery County is a solid bolthole (58/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (52.3″/yr) with little drought and productive soil and a long growing season (58.7°F avg). The trade-offs: little isolation — a major metro is just 4 mi away and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Montgomery County scores

Hazard Safety13
Freedom77
Food81
Isolation4
Sovereignty73
Water98
Affordability60
$322kTypical home
0.7%Property tax
$5,228Land / acre
52.3"Annual rain
3.6% of yrsSevere drought
4 miNearest metro
444.9People / sq mi
12.8%Federal land
58.7°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Montgomery County, Tennessee

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

Montgomery County is a solid bolthole (58/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (52.3″/yr) with little drought and productive soil and a long growing season (58.7°F avg). Watch-outs: little isolation — a major metro is just 4 mi away and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Montgomery County, Tennessee?

Land in Montgomery County runs about $5,228 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Montgomery County?

Montgomery County gets about 52.3" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 3.6% of years.

How remote is Montgomery County?

The nearest major metro is about 4 miles away, and population density is 444.9 people per square mile.

How Montgomery compares in Tennessee

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