Kentucky · Off-grid & homestead potential

Breathitt County

71BoltScore / 100
#61 of 120 in Kentucky

Breathitt County is a strong bolthole (71/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (49.6″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $96k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Breathitt County scores

Hazard Safety35
Freedom61
Food49
Isolation64
Sovereignty95
Water98
Affordability96
$96kTypical home
0.8%Property tax
$2,132Land / acre
49.6"Annual rain
1.9% of yrsSevere drought
71 miNearest metro
26.3People / sq mi
0%Federal land
56.1°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Breathitt County, Kentucky

Is Breathitt County a good place to live off-grid or homestead?

Breathitt County is a strong bolthole (71/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (49.6″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $96k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Breathitt County, Kentucky?

Land in Breathitt County runs about $2,132 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Breathitt County?

Breathitt County gets about 49.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 1.9% of years.

How remote is Breathitt County?

The nearest major metro is about 71 miles away, and population density is 26.3 people per square mile.

How Breathitt compares in Kentucky

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