Kentucky · Off-grid & homestead potential

Daviess County

59BoltScore / 100
#113 of 120 in Kentucky

Daviess County is a solid bolthole (59/100). Its strengths are almost no federal land or extraction and abundant rainfall (48.6″/yr) with little drought. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 30 mi from the nearest metro.

How Daviess County scores

Hazard Safety12
Freedom56
Food67
Isolation30
Sovereignty88
Water83
Affordability74
$219kTypical home
0.9%Property tax
$4,683Land / acre
48.6"Annual rain
4% of yrsSevere drought
30 miNearest metro
225.7People / sq mi
0%Federal land
57.1°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Daviess County, Kentucky

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

Daviess County is a solid bolthole (59/100). Its strengths: almost no federal land or extraction and abundant rainfall (48.6″/yr) with little drought. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 30 mi from the nearest metro.

How much does land cost in Daviess County, Kentucky?

Land in Daviess County runs about $4,683 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Daviess County?

Daviess County gets about 48.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 4% of years.

How remote is Daviess County?

The nearest major metro is about 30 miles away, and population density is 225.7 people per square mile.

How Daviess compares in Kentucky

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