Massachusetts · Off-grid & homestead potential
Suffolk County is a weak bolthole (35/100). Its strengths are low extraction and seizure exposure and abundant rainfall (48.3″/yr) with little drought. The trade-offs: little isolation — a major metro is just 3 mi away and pricey real estate (typical home $760k).
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Suffolk County is a weak bolthole (35/100). Its strengths: low extraction and seizure exposure and abundant rainfall (48.3″/yr) with little drought. Watch-outs: little isolation — a major metro is just 3 mi away and pricey real estate (typical home $760k).
Land in Suffolk County runs about $52,340 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Suffolk County gets about 48.3" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 7.1% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 3 miles away, and population density is 13,191 people per square mile.