Tennessee · Off-grid & homestead potential

Carter County

64BoltScore / 100
#69 of 95 in Tennessee

Carter County is a solid bolthole (64/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (50.2″/yr) with little drought and strong economic & personal freedom (80% Republican). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and middling conditions for growing food.

How Carter County scores

Hazard Safety37
Freedom87
Food37
Isolation66
Sovereignty60
Water100
Affordability63
$240kTypical home
0.5%Property tax
$6,540Land / acre
50.2"Annual rain
0.5% of yrsSevere drought
103 miNearest metro
167.1People / sq mi
8%Federal land
53.9°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Carter County, Tennessee

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

Carter County is a solid bolthole (64/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (50.2″/yr) with little drought and strong economic & personal freedom (80% Republican). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and middling conditions for growing food.

How much does land cost in Carter County, Tennessee?

Land in Carter County runs about $6,540 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Carter County?

Carter County gets about 50.2" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 0.5% of years.

How remote is Carter County?

The nearest major metro is about 103 miles away, and population density is 167.1 people per square mile.

How Carter compares in Tennessee

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