Maine · Off-grid & homestead potential
Lincoln County is a solid bolthole (63/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (48.2″/yr) with little drought and deep isolation — 122 mi to the nearest city. The trade-offs: middling conditions for growing food and pricey real estate (typical home $445k).
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Lincoln County is a solid bolthole (63/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (48.2″/yr) with little drought and deep isolation — 122 mi to the nearest city. Watch-outs: middling conditions for growing food and pricey real estate (typical home $445k).
Land in Lincoln County runs about $6,410 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Lincoln County gets about 48.2" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 3.7% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 122 miles away, and population density is 80.1 people per square mile.