Indiana · Off-grid & homestead potential
DeKalb County is a strong bolthole (65/100). Its strengths are almost no federal land or extraction and decent rainfall (37.4″/yr). The trade-offs: little isolation — a major metro is just 19 mi away.
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DeKalb County is a strong bolthole (65/100). Its strengths: almost no federal land or extraction and decent rainfall (37.4″/yr). Watch-outs: little isolation — a major metro is just 19 mi away.
Land in DeKalb County runs about $8,646 per acre, based on the latest county data.
DeKalb County gets about 37.4" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 2.7% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 19 miles away, and population density is 121.8 people per square mile.