Louisiana · Off-grid & homestead potential
St. Bernard County is a solid bolthole (60/100). Its strengths are cheap to buy into (typical home $208k) and abundant rainfall (62.6″/yr) with little drought. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 33 mi from the nearest metro.
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St. Bernard County is a solid bolthole (60/100). Its strengths: cheap to buy into (typical home $208k) and abundant rainfall (62.6″/yr) with little drought. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 33 mi from the nearest metro.
Land in St. Bernard County runs about $2,086 per acre, based on the latest county data.
St. Bernard County gets about 62.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 7.5% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 33 miles away, and population density is 117.8 people per square mile.