Arkansas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Carroll County

63BoltScore / 100
#65 of 75 in Arkansas

Carroll County is a solid bolthole (63/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (46.8″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Carroll County scores

Hazard Safety35
Freedom59
Food56
Isolation48
Sovereignty78
Water90
Affordability71
$269kTypical home
0.5%Property tax
$3,992Land / acre
46.8"Annual rain
8.7% of yrsSevere drought
38 miNearest metro
45.7People / sq mi
2.1%Federal land
57.4°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Carroll County, Arkansas

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

Carroll County is a solid bolthole (63/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (46.8″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Carroll County, Arkansas?

Land in Carroll County runs about $3,992 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Carroll County?

Carroll County gets about 46.8" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 8.7% of years.

How remote is Carroll County?

The nearest major metro is about 38 miles away, and population density is 45.7 people per square mile.

How Carroll compares in Arkansas

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