Kentucky · Off-grid & homestead potential

Carlisle County

79BoltScore / 100
#3 of 120 in Kentucky

Carlisle County is a strong bolthole (79/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (51.6″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction.

How Carlisle County scores

Hazard Safety81
Freedom64
Food68
Isolation73
Sovereignty94
Water95
Affordability79
$139kTypical home
0.8%Property tax
$5,470Land / acre
51.6"Annual rain
7.5% of yrsSevere drought
93 miNearest metro
24.8People / sq mi
1.7%Federal land
58.3°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Carlisle County, Kentucky

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

Carlisle County is a strong bolthole (79/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (51.6″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction.

How much does land cost in Carlisle County, Kentucky?

Land in Carlisle County runs about $5,470 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Carlisle County?

Carlisle County gets about 51.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 7.5% of years.

How remote is Carlisle County?

The nearest major metro is about 93 miles away, and population density is 24.8 people per square mile.

How Carlisle compares in Kentucky

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