Virginia · Off-grid & homestead potential
Goochland County is a solid bolthole (62/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (45.4″/yr) with little drought and low natural-disaster risk. The trade-offs: pricey real estate (typical home $587k) and 31 mi from the nearest metro.
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Goochland County is a solid bolthole (62/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (45.4″/yr) with little drought and low natural-disaster risk. Watch-outs: pricey real estate (typical home $587k) and 31 mi from the nearest metro.
Land in Goochland County runs about $7,139 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Goochland County gets about 45.4" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 1.3% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 31 miles away, and population density is 96.4 people per square mile.