Kentucky · Off-grid & homestead potential
Monroe County is a strong bolthole (76/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (53″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $152k).
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Monroe County is a strong bolthole (76/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (53″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $152k).
Land in Monroe County runs about $4,027 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Monroe County gets about 53" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 1.4% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 70 miles away, and population density is 34.3 people per square mile.