Kentucky · Off-grid & homestead potential

Calloway County

66BoltScore / 100
#99 of 120 in Kentucky

Calloway County is a strong bolthole (66/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (53.1″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Calloway County scores

Hazard Safety25
Freedom57
Food68
Isolation50
Sovereignty86
Water95
Affordability77
$169kTypical home
0.7%Property tax
$5,167Land / acre
53.1"Annual rain
7.4% of yrsSevere drought
51 miNearest metro
99.4People / sq mi
0.7%Federal land
58.4°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Calloway County, Kentucky

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

Calloway County is a strong bolthole (66/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (53.1″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Calloway County, Kentucky?

Land in Calloway County runs about $5,167 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Calloway County?

Calloway County gets about 53.1" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 7.4% of years.

How remote is Calloway County?

The nearest major metro is about 51 miles away, and population density is 99.4 people per square mile.

How Calloway compares in Kentucky

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