Mississippi · Off-grid & homestead potential
Washington County is a strong bolthole (68/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (56″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.
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Washington County is a strong bolthole (68/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (56″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.
Land in Washington County runs about $4,488 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Washington County gets about 56" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 11.8% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 76 miles away, and population density is 57.9 people per square mile.