New York · Off-grid & homestead potential
Richmond County is a weak bolthole (38/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (47.6″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. The trade-offs: little isolation — a major metro is just 7 mi away and pricey real estate (typical home $728k).
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Richmond County is a weak bolthole (38/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (47.6″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. Watch-outs: little isolation — a major metro is just 7 mi away and pricey real estate (typical home $728k).
Land in Richmond County runs about $2,551,600 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Richmond County gets about 47.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 2.3% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 7 miles away, and population density is 8,530.3 people per square mile.