Kentucky · Off-grid & homestead potential

Perry County

73BoltScore / 100
#49 of 120 in Kentucky

Perry County is a strong bolthole (73/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (50″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $100k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Perry County scores

Hazard Safety27
Freedom62
Food65
Isolation68
Sovereignty92
Water99
Affordability95
$100kTypical home
0.7%Property tax
$2,578Land / acre
50"Annual rain
1.7% of yrsSevere drought
92 miNearest metro
79.9People / sq mi
1.3%Federal land
55.8°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Perry County, Kentucky

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

Perry County is a strong bolthole (73/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (50″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $100k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Perry County, Kentucky?

Land in Perry County runs about $2,578 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Perry County?

Perry County gets about 50" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 1.7% of years.

How remote is Perry County?

The nearest major metro is about 92 miles away, and population density is 79.9 people per square mile.

How Perry compares in Kentucky

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