Maryland · Off-grid & homestead potential
Montgomery County is a weak bolthole (39/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (44.6″/yr) and almost no federal land or extraction. The trade-offs: 21 mi from the nearest metro and elevated natural-hazard exposure.
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Montgomery County is a weak bolthole (39/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (44.6″/yr) and almost no federal land or extraction. Watch-outs: 21 mi from the nearest metro and elevated natural-hazard exposure.
Land in Montgomery County runs about $10,739 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Montgomery County gets about 44.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 1.6% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 21 miles away, and population density is 2,146.5 people per square mile.