North Carolina · Off-grid & homestead potential

Union County

50BoltScore / 100
#89 of 100 in North Carolina

Union County is a marginal bolthole (50/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (43.6″/yr) and almost no federal land or extraction. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 21 mi from the nearest metro.

How Union County scores

Hazard Safety11
Freedom62
Food66
Isolation12
Sovereignty70
Water90
Affordability41
$453kTypical home
0.6%Property tax
$6,148Land / acre
43.6"Annual rain
2.2% of yrsSevere drought
21 miNearest metro
405.3People / sq mi
0%Federal land
61.2°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Union County, North Carolina

Is Union County a good place to live off-grid or homestead?

Union County is a marginal bolthole (50/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (43.6″/yr) and almost no federal land or extraction. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 21 mi from the nearest metro.

How much does land cost in Union County, North Carolina?

Land in Union County runs about $6,148 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Union County?

Union County gets about 43.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 2.2% of years.

How remote is Union County?

The nearest major metro is about 21 miles away, and population density is 405.3 people per square mile.

How Union compares in North Carolina

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