Arkansas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Monroe County

74BoltScore / 100
#13 of 75 in Arkansas

Monroe County is a strong bolthole (74/100). Its strengths are cheap to buy into (typical home $84k) and productive soil and a long growing season (62.3°F avg).

How Monroe County scores

Hazard Safety64
Freedom56
Food85
Isolation63
Sovereignty78
Water83
Affordability90
$84kTypical home
0.5%Property tax
$3,754Land / acre
50.4"Annual rain
8.2% of yrsSevere drought
65 miNearest metro
10.7People / sq mi
25.1%Federal land
62.3°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Monroe County, Arkansas

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

Monroe County is a strong bolthole (74/100). Its strengths: cheap to buy into (typical home $84k) and productive soil and a long growing season (62.3°F avg).

How much does land cost in Monroe County, Arkansas?

Land in Monroe County runs about $3,754 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Monroe County?

Monroe County gets about 50.4" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 8.2% of years.

How remote is Monroe County?

The nearest major metro is about 65 miles away, and population density is 10.7 people per square mile.

How Monroe compares in Arkansas

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