Kentucky · Off-grid & homestead potential
Mercer County is a strong bolthole (68/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (49.8″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. The trade-offs: 26 mi from the nearest metro.
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Mercer County is a strong bolthole (68/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (49.8″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. Watch-outs: 26 mi from the nearest metro.
Land in Mercer County runs about $5,326 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Mercer County gets about 49.8" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 2.2% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 26 miles away, and population density is 92.7 people per square mile.