Vermont · Off-grid & homestead potential
Orange County is a solid bolthole (61/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (43.8″/yr) and low natural-disaster risk. The trade-offs: a short, cold growing season (42.9°F avg) and tighter state governance (36% Republican).
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Orange County is a solid bolthole (61/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (43.8″/yr) and low natural-disaster risk. Watch-outs: a short, cold growing season (42.9°F avg) and tighter state governance (36% Republican).
Land in Orange County runs about $4,431 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Orange County gets about 43.8" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 0.4% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 86 miles away, and population density is 43.6 people per square mile.