Tennessee · Off-grid & homestead potential
Shelby County is a solid bolthole (53/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (55.4″/yr) with little drought and productive soil and a long growing season (61.9°F avg). The trade-offs: little isolation — a major metro is just 10 mi away and elevated natural-hazard exposure.
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Shelby County is a solid bolthole (53/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (55.4″/yr) with little drought and productive soil and a long growing season (61.9°F avg). Watch-outs: little isolation — a major metro is just 10 mi away and elevated natural-hazard exposure.
Land in Shelby County runs about $5,264 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Shelby County gets about 55.4" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 6.6% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 10 miles away, and population density is 1,196.6 people per square mile.