Arkansas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Craighead County

61BoltScore / 100
#68 of 75 in Arkansas

Craighead County is a solid bolthole (61/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (51.1″/yr) with little drought and productive soil and a long growing season (60.3°F avg). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Craighead County scores

Hazard Safety8
Freedom61
Food77
Isolation49
Sovereignty74
Water85
Affordability74
$219kTypical home
0.5%Property tax
$4,451Land / acre
51.1"Annual rain
6.8% of yrsSevere drought
61 miNearest metro
161.2People / sq mi
0.3%Federal land
60.3°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Craighead County, Arkansas

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

Craighead County is a solid bolthole (61/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (51.1″/yr) with little drought and productive soil and a long growing season (60.3°F avg). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Craighead County, Arkansas?

Land in Craighead County runs about $4,451 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Craighead County?

Craighead County gets about 51.1" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 6.8% of years.

How remote is Craighead County?

The nearest major metro is about 61 miles away, and population density is 161.2 people per square mile.

How Craighead compares in Arkansas

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