Kentucky · Off-grid & homestead potential

Ballard County

76BoltScore / 100
#18 of 120 in Kentucky

Ballard County is a strong bolthole (76/100). Its strengths are low extraction and seizure exposure and abundant rainfall (50.5″/yr) with little drought.

How Ballard County scores

Hazard Safety60
Freedom63
Food68
Isolation75
Sovereignty94
Water84
Affordability84
$132kTypical home
0.8%Property tax
$4,478Land / acre
50.5"Annual rain
5.7% of yrsSevere drought
97 miNearest metro
30.7People / sq mi
1.2%Federal land
58.1°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Ballard County, Kentucky

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

Ballard County is a strong bolthole (76/100). Its strengths: low extraction and seizure exposure and abundant rainfall (50.5″/yr) with little drought.

How much does land cost in Ballard County, Kentucky?

Land in Ballard County runs about $4,478 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Ballard County?

Ballard County gets about 50.5" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 5.7% of years.

How remote is Ballard County?

The nearest major metro is about 97 miles away, and population density is 30.7 people per square mile.

How Ballard compares in Kentucky

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