Washington · Off-grid & homestead potential
Benton County is a marginal bolthole (45/100). Its strengths are deep isolation — 134 mi to the nearest city. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and arid land — only 8.5″ of rain a year, in severe drought 20.2% of years.
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Benton County is a marginal bolthole (45/100). Its strengths: deep isolation — 134 mi to the nearest city. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and arid land — only 8.5″ of rain a year, in severe drought 20.2% of years.
Land in Benton County runs about $4,153 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Benton County gets about 8.5" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 20.2% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 134 miles away, and population density is 126.6 people per square mile.