Illinois · Off-grid & homestead potential
Alexander County is a strong bolthole (71/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (49.1″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $56k).
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Alexander County is a strong bolthole (71/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (49.1″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $56k).
Land in Alexander County runs about $5,148 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Alexander County gets about 49.1" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 4.7% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 114 miles away, and population density is 19.9 people per square mile.