West Virginia · Off-grid & homestead potential

Monroe County

69BoltScore / 100
#33 of 55 in West Virginia

Monroe County is a strong bolthole (69/100). Its strengths are cheap to buy into (typical home $199k) and decent rainfall (42.7″/yr). The trade-offs: middling conditions for growing food.

How Monroe County scores

Hazard Safety72
Freedom58
Food39
Isolation77
Sovereignty75
Water80
Affordability81
$199kTypical home
0.5%Property tax
$3,501Land / acre
42.7"Annual rain
1.1% of yrsSevere drought
102 miNearest metro
26.2People / sq mi
2.5%Federal land
52.5°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Monroe County, West Virginia

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

Monroe County is a strong bolthole (69/100). Its strengths: cheap to buy into (typical home $199k) and decent rainfall (42.7″/yr). Watch-outs: middling conditions for growing food.

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

Land in Monroe County runs about $3,501 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Monroe County?

Monroe County gets about 42.7" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 1.1% of years.

How remote is Monroe County?

The nearest major metro is about 102 miles away, and population density is 26.2 people per square mile.

How Monroe compares in West Virginia

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