West Virginia · Off-grid & homestead potential

Harrison County

63BoltScore / 100
#46 of 55 in West Virginia

Harrison County is a solid bolthole (63/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (47.7″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $153k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Harrison County scores

Hazard Safety26
Freedom54
Food43
Isolation59
Sovereignty80
Water95
Affordability86
$153kTypical home
0.6%Property tax
$3,496Land / acre
47.7"Annual rain
1.9% of yrsSevere drought
83 miNearest metro
155.4People / sq mi
0.2%Federal land
53°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Harrison County, West Virginia

Is Harrison County a good place to live off-grid or homestead?

Harrison County is a solid bolthole (63/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (47.7″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $153k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Harrison County, West Virginia?

Land in Harrison County runs about $3,496 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Harrison County?

Harrison County gets about 47.7" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 1.9% of years.

How remote is Harrison County?

The nearest major metro is about 83 miles away, and population density is 155.4 people per square mile.

How Harrison compares in West Virginia

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