Kentucky · Off-grid & homestead potential
Pike County is a strong bolthole (71/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (48″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $101k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.
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Pike County is a strong bolthole (71/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (48″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $101k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.
Land in Pike County runs about $1,983 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Pike County gets about 48" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 0.5% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 123 miles away, and population density is 71.1 people per square mile.