Florida · Off-grid & homestead potential
Hillsborough County is a marginal bolthole (47/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (53.6″/yr) with little drought and strong economic & personal freedom (46% Republican). The trade-offs: little isolation — a major metro is just 10 mi away and elevated natural-hazard exposure.
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Hillsborough County is a marginal bolthole (47/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (53.6″/yr) with little drought and strong economic & personal freedom (46% Republican). Watch-outs: little isolation — a major metro is just 10 mi away and elevated natural-hazard exposure.
Land in Hillsborough County runs about $15,276 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Hillsborough County gets about 53.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 5.4% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 10 miles away, and population density is 1,502.7 people per square mile.