Arkansas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Faulkner County

59BoltScore / 100
#71 of 75 in Arkansas

Faulkner County is a solid bolthole (59/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (52.2″/yr) with little drought and low extraction and seizure exposure. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 25 mi from the nearest metro.

How Faulkner County scores

Hazard Safety14
Freedom60
Food70
Isolation30
Sovereignty75
Water96
Affordability69
$256kTypical home
0.6%Property tax
$4,679Land / acre
52.2"Annual rain
7.2% of yrsSevere drought
25 miNearest metro
200.8People / sq mi
3.2%Federal land
61.2°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Faulkner County, Arkansas

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

Faulkner County is a solid bolthole (59/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (52.2″/yr) with little drought and low extraction and seizure exposure. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 25 mi from the nearest metro.

How much does land cost in Faulkner County, Arkansas?

Land in Faulkner County runs about $4,679 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Faulkner County?

Faulkner County gets about 52.2" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 7.2% of years.

How remote is Faulkner County?

The nearest major metro is about 25 miles away, and population density is 200.8 people per square mile.

How Faulkner compares in Arkansas

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