Kentucky · Off-grid & homestead potential
Nelson County is a strong bolthole (65/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (50.6″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. The trade-offs: 29 mi from the nearest metro.
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Nelson County is a strong bolthole (65/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (50.6″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. Watch-outs: 29 mi from the nearest metro.
Land in Nelson County runs about $5,930 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Nelson County gets about 50.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 2.3% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 29 miles away, and population density is 114.3 people per square mile.