Kentucky · Off-grid & homestead potential

Floyd County

69BoltScore / 100
#86 of 120 in Kentucky

Floyd County is a strong bolthole (69/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (47.3″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $88k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Floyd County scores

Hazard Safety6
Freedom61
Food66
Isolation71
Sovereignty88
Water96
Affordability93
$88kTypical home
0.7%Property tax
$2,988Land / acre
47.3"Annual rain
1% of yrsSevere drought
100 miNearest metro
87.5People / sq mi
1.1%Federal land
56.3°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Floyd County, Kentucky

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

Floyd County is a strong bolthole (69/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (47.3″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $88k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Floyd County, Kentucky?

Land in Floyd County runs about $2,988 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Floyd County?

Floyd County gets about 47.3" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 1% of years.

How remote is Floyd County?

The nearest major metro is about 100 miles away, and population density is 87.5 people per square mile.

How Floyd compares in Kentucky

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