Tennessee · Off-grid & homestead potential
Roane County is a solid bolthole (62/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (57″/yr) with little drought and strong economic & personal freedom (74% Republican). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 35 mi from the nearest metro.
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Roane County is a solid bolthole (62/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (57″/yr) with little drought and strong economic & personal freedom (74% Republican). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 35 mi from the nearest metro.
Land in Roane County runs about $6,039 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Roane County gets about 57" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 4.8% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 35 miles away, and population density is 155.5 people per square mile.