Kentucky · Off-grid & homestead potential

Whitley County

70BoltScore / 100
#83 of 120 in Kentucky

Whitley County is a strong bolthole (70/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (52.9″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $149k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Whitley County scores

Hazard Safety38
Freedom64
Food65
Isolation53
Sovereignty80
Water99
Affordability89
$149kTypical home
0.7%Property tax
$2,970Land / acre
52.9"Annual rain
1.7% of yrsSevere drought
56 miNearest metro
84.1People / sq mi
16.2%Federal land
56°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Whitley County, Kentucky

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

Whitley County is a strong bolthole (70/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (52.9″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $149k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Whitley County, Kentucky?

Land in Whitley County runs about $2,970 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Whitley County?

Whitley County gets about 52.9" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 1.7% of years.

How remote is Whitley County?

The nearest major metro is about 56 miles away, and population density is 84.1 people per square mile.

How Whitley compares in Kentucky

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