Louisiana · Off-grid & homestead potential
St. Martin County is a solid bolthole (62/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (62″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $176k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and little isolation — a major metro is just 16 mi away.
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St. Martin County is a solid bolthole (62/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (62″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $176k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and little isolation — a major metro is just 16 mi away.
Land in St. Martin County runs about $3,630 per acre, based on the latest county data.
St. Martin County gets about 62" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 8.2% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 16 miles away, and population density is 69.2 people per square mile.