Connecticut · Off-grid & homestead potential
Fairfield County is a marginal bolthole (43/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (48.9″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. The trade-offs: pricey real estate (typical home $690k) and little isolation — a major metro is just 11 mi away.
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Fairfield County is a marginal bolthole (43/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (48.9″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. Watch-outs: pricey real estate (typical home $690k) and little isolation — a major metro is just 11 mi away.
Land in Fairfield County runs about $11,310 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Fairfield County gets about 48.9" of rain a year.
The nearest major metro is about 11 miles away.