Arkansas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Garland County

54BoltScore / 100
#72 of 75 in Arkansas

Garland County is a solid bolthole (54/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (55.2″/yr) with little drought and strong economic & personal freedom (66% Republican). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Garland County scores

Hazard Safety11
Freedom60
Food56
Isolation43
Sovereignty54
Water100
Affordability57
$245kTypical home
0.5%Property tax
$7,941Land / acre
55.2"Annual rain
—Severe drought
44 miNearest metro
147.3People / sq mi
34.6%Federal land
61.2°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Garland County, Arkansas

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

Garland County is a solid bolthole (54/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (55.2″/yr) with little drought and strong economic & personal freedom (66% Republican). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Garland County, Arkansas?

Land in Garland County runs about $7,941 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Garland County?

Garland County gets about 55.2" of rain a year.

How remote is Garland County?

The nearest major metro is about 44 miles away, and population density is 147.3 people per square mile.

How Garland compares in Arkansas

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