Illinois · Off-grid & homestead potential
DeKalb County is a solid bolthole (53/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (37.5″/yr) and almost no federal land or extraction. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 25 mi from the nearest metro.
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DeKalb County is a solid bolthole (53/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (37.5″/yr) and almost no federal land or extraction. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 25 mi from the nearest metro.
Land in DeKalb County runs about $7,704 per acre, based on the latest county data.
DeKalb County gets about 37.5" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 3.5% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 25 miles away, and population density is 158.9 people per square mile.