Virginia · Off-grid & homestead potential

Bland County

70BoltScore / 100
#43 of 133 in Virginia

Bland County is a strong bolthole (70/100). Its strengths are low natural-disaster risk and cheap to buy into (typical home $195k). The trade-offs: middling conditions for growing food.

How Bland County scores

Hazard Safety87
Freedom74
Food37
Isolation71
Sovereignty58
Water78
Affordability84
$195kTypical home
0.6%Property tax
$2,949Land / acre
43.2"Annual rain
0.6% of yrsSevere drought
85 miNearest metro
17.3People / sq mi
33.6%Federal land
51.8°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Bland County, Virginia

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

Bland County is a strong bolthole (70/100). Its strengths: low natural-disaster risk and cheap to buy into (typical home $195k). Watch-outs: middling conditions for growing food.

How much does land cost in Bland County, Virginia?

Land in Bland County runs about $2,949 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Bland County?

Bland County gets about 43.2" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 0.6% of years.

How remote is Bland County?

The nearest major metro is about 85 miles away, and population density is 17.3 people per square mile.

How Bland compares in Virginia

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