Illinois · Off-grid & homestead potential
Jefferson County is a strong bolthole (67/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (45.7″/yr) with little drought and low extraction and seizure exposure. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.
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Jefferson County is a strong bolthole (67/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (45.7″/yr) with little drought and low extraction and seizure exposure. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.
Land in Jefferson County runs about $4,940 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Jefferson County gets about 45.7" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 2.3% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 74 miles away, and population density is 63.6 people per square mile.