South Carolina · Off-grid & homestead potential

Greenwood County

65BoltScore / 100
#20 of 46 in South Carolina

Greenwood County is a strong bolthole (65/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (45.5″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $178k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Greenwood County scores

Hazard Safety27
Freedom57
Food74
Isolation48
Sovereignty78
Water87
Affordability83
$178kTypical home
0.6%Property tax
$3,514Land / acre
45.5"Annual rain
10.7% of yrsSevere drought
56 miNearest metro
152.5People / sq mi
4.1%Federal land
62.5°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Greenwood County, South Carolina

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

Greenwood County is a strong bolthole (65/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (45.5″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $178k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Greenwood County, South Carolina?

Land in Greenwood County runs about $3,514 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Greenwood County?

Greenwood County gets about 45.5" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 10.7% of years.

How remote is Greenwood County?

The nearest major metro is about 56 miles away, and population density is 152.5 people per square mile.

How Greenwood compares in South Carolina

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