Kentucky · Off-grid & homestead potential
Oldham County is a solid bolthole (58/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (51.4″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. The trade-offs: little isolation — a major metro is just 19 mi away and pricey real estate (typical home $452k).
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Oldham County is a solid bolthole (58/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (51.4″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. Watch-outs: little isolation — a major metro is just 19 mi away and pricey real estate (typical home $452k).
Land in Oldham County runs about $8,262 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Oldham County gets about 51.4" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 1.6% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 19 miles away, and population density is 374.8 people per square mile.