Virginia · Off-grid & homestead potential
Powhatan County is a strong bolthole (66/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (45.7″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. The trade-offs: pricey real estate (typical home $502k) and 23 mi from the nearest metro.
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Powhatan County is a strong bolthole (66/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (45.7″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. Watch-outs: pricey real estate (typical home $502k) and 23 mi from the nearest metro.
Land in Powhatan County runs about $6,616 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Powhatan County gets about 45.7" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 1.5% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 23 miles away, and population density is 123.4 people per square mile.