Illinois · Off-grid & homestead potential
Franklin County is a strong bolthole (66/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (47″/yr) with little drought and low extraction and seizure exposure. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.
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Franklin County is a strong bolthole (66/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (47″/yr) with little drought and low extraction and seizure exposure. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.
Land in Franklin County runs about $5,677 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Franklin County gets about 47" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 2.8% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 76 miles away, and population density is 90.8 people per square mile.