New Jersey · Off-grid & homestead potential
Essex County is a weak bolthole (36/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (48.6″/yr) with little drought and low extraction and seizure exposure. The trade-offs: little isolation — a major metro is just 6 mi away and pricey real estate (typical home $668k).
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Essex County is a weak bolthole (36/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (48.6″/yr) with little drought and low extraction and seizure exposure. Watch-outs: little isolation — a major metro is just 6 mi away and pricey real estate (typical home $668k).
Land in Essex County runs about $471,343 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Essex County gets about 48.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 2.5% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 6 miles away, and population density is 6,750.4 people per square mile.