South Carolina · Off-grid & homestead potential
Cherokee County is a solid bolthole (62/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (46.2″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $187k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.
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Cherokee County is a solid bolthole (62/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (46.2″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $187k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.
Land in Cherokee County runs about $3,913 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Cherokee County gets about 46.2" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 6.1% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 48 miles away, and population density is 144.3 people per square mile.