Tennessee · Off-grid & homestead potential

Madison County

64BoltScore / 100
#71 of 95 in Tennessee

Madison County is a solid bolthole (64/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (55.5″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $230k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Madison County scores

Hazard Safety8
Freedom78
Food74
Isolation52
Sovereignty74
Water84
Affordability79
$230kTypical home
0.6%Property tax
$3,099Land / acre
55.5"Annual rain
5.1% of yrsSevere drought
72 miNearest metro
178People / sq mi
0.4%Federal land
60°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Madison County, Tennessee

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

Madison County is a solid bolthole (64/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (55.5″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $230k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Madison County, Tennessee?

Land in Madison County runs about $3,099 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Madison County?

Madison County gets about 55.5" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 5.1% of years.

How remote is Madison County?

The nearest major metro is about 72 miles away, and population density is 178 people per square mile.

How Madison compares in Tennessee

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