West Virginia · Off-grid & homestead potential

Marion County

63BoltScore / 100
#49 of 55 in West Virginia

Marion County is a solid bolthole (63/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (46.2″/yr) with little drought and low extraction and seizure exposure. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and middling conditions for growing food.

How Marion County scores

Hazard Safety28
Freedom52
Food42
Isolation49
Sovereignty90
Water94
Affordability83
$169kTypical home
0.6%Property tax
$3,858Land / acre
46.2"Annual rain
1.9% of yrsSevere drought
66 miNearest metro
180.7People / sq mi
0%Federal land
52.5°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Marion County, West Virginia

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

Marion County is a solid bolthole (63/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (46.2″/yr) with little drought and low extraction and seizure exposure. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and middling conditions for growing food.

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

Land in Marion County runs about $3,858 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Marion County?

Marion County gets about 46.2" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 1.9% of years.

How remote is Marion County?

The nearest major metro is about 66 miles away, and population density is 180.7 people per square mile.

How Marion compares in West Virginia

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