Arkansas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Randolph County

72BoltScore / 100
#23 of 75 in Arkansas

Randolph County is a strong bolthole (72/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (50″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $141k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Randolph County scores

Hazard Safety33
Freedom66
Food73
Isolation77
Sovereignty76
Water95
Affordability85
$141kTypical home
0.4%Property tax
$4,053Land / acre
50"Annual rain
8% of yrsSevere drought
102 miNearest metro
29People / sq mi
0.3%Federal land
58.7°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Randolph County, Arkansas

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

Randolph County is a strong bolthole (72/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (50″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $141k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Randolph County, Arkansas?

Land in Randolph County runs about $4,053 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Randolph County?

Randolph County gets about 50" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 8% of years.

How remote is Randolph County?

The nearest major metro is about 102 miles away, and population density is 29 people per square mile.

How Randolph compares in Arkansas

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