Virginia · Off-grid & homestead potential
Surry County is a strong bolthole (74/100). Its strengths are low natural-disaster risk and abundant rainfall (49.3″/yr) with little drought. The trade-offs: 20 mi from the nearest metro.
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Surry County is a strong bolthole (74/100). Its strengths: low natural-disaster risk and abundant rainfall (49.3″/yr) with little drought. Watch-outs: 20 mi from the nearest metro.
Land in Surry County runs about $2,949 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Surry County gets about 49.3" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 0.2% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 20 miles away, and population density is 23.6 people per square mile.