Florida · Off-grid & homestead potential
Marion County is a solid bolthole (54/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (52″/yr) with little drought and strong economic & personal freedom (62% Republican). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 36 mi from the nearest metro.
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Marion County is a solid bolthole (54/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (52″/yr) with little drought and strong economic & personal freedom (62% Republican). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 36 mi from the nearest metro.
Land in Marion County runs about $12,964 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Marion County gets about 52" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 6% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 36 miles away, and population density is 258.1 people per square mile.