Tennessee · Off-grid & homestead potential
Washington County is a solid bolthole (62/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (46.4″/yr) with little drought and strong economic & personal freedom (67% Republican). The trade-offs: real distance from any metro (85 mi) and elevated natural-hazard exposure.
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Washington County is a solid bolthole (62/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (46.4″/yr) with little drought and strong economic & personal freedom (67% Republican). Watch-outs: real distance from any metro (85 mi) and elevated natural-hazard exposure.
Land in Washington County runs about $9,728 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Washington County gets about 46.4" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 0.5% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 85 miles away, and population density is 424 people per square mile.