Virginia · Off-grid & homestead potential
Frederick County is a solid bolthole (58/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (40.7″/yr) and almost no federal land or extraction. The trade-offs: pricey real estate (typical home $434k).
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Frederick County is a solid bolthole (58/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (40.7″/yr) and almost no federal land or extraction. Watch-outs: pricey real estate (typical home $434k).
Land in Frederick County runs about $7,861 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Frederick County gets about 40.7" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 2.9% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 68 miles away, and population density is 232.4 people per square mile.