Illinois · Off-grid & homestead potential
Edwards County is a strong bolthole (74/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (47.1″/yr) with little drought and low extraction and seizure exposure.
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Edwards County is a strong bolthole (74/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (47.1″/yr) with little drought and low extraction and seizure exposure.
Land in Edwards County runs about $5,893 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Edwards County gets about 47.1" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 2.1% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 41 miles away, and population density is 26.8 people per square mile.