California · Off-grid & homestead potential
Trinity County is a marginal bolthole (48/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (57.1″/yr) and cheap to buy into (typical home $263k). The trade-offs: 78.3% of it owned by the federal government and elevated natural-hazard exposure.
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Trinity County is a marginal bolthole (48/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (57.1″/yr) and cheap to buy into (typical home $263k). Watch-outs: 78.3% of it owned by the federal government and elevated natural-hazard exposure.
Land in Trinity County runs about $2,661 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Trinity County gets about 57.1" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 35.4% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 92 miles away, and population density is 4.9 people per square mile.