Illinois · Off-grid & homestead potential
Jackson County is a solid bolthole (62/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (46.5″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $133k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and tighter state governance (48% Republican).
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Jackson County is a solid bolthole (62/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (46.5″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $133k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and tighter state governance (48% Republican).
Land in Jackson County runs about $5,094 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Jackson County gets about 46.5" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 2.7% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 74 miles away, and population density is 89.3 people per square mile.