Virginia · Off-grid & homestead potential
Gloucester County is a strong bolthole (65/100). Its strengths are almost no federal land or extraction and abundant rainfall (48.4″/yr) with little drought. The trade-offs: 24 mi from the nearest metro.
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Gloucester County is a strong bolthole (65/100). Its strengths: almost no federal land or extraction and abundant rainfall (48.4″/yr) with little drought. Watch-outs: 24 mi from the nearest metro.
Land in Gloucester County runs about $6,053 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Gloucester County gets about 48.4" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 1.2% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 24 miles away, and population density is 183.9 people per square mile.