South Carolina · Off-grid & homestead potential
Aiken County is a solid bolthole (57/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (47.5″/yr) with little drought and middling conditions for growing food. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 32 mi from the nearest metro.
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Aiken County is a solid bolthole (57/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (47.5″/yr) with little drought and middling conditions for growing food. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 32 mi from the nearest metro.
Land in Aiken County runs about $5,606 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Aiken County gets about 47.5" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 9.6% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 32 miles away, and population density is 165.4 people per square mile.