West Virginia · Off-grid & homestead potential

Morgan County

67BoltScore / 100
#41 of 55 in West Virginia

Morgan County is a strong bolthole (67/100). Its strengths are almost no federal land or extraction and decent rainfall (39.8″/yr). The trade-offs: middling conditions for growing food.

How Morgan County scores

Hazard Safety70
Freedom57
Food40
Isolation65
Sovereignty92
Water85
Affordability59
$307kTypical home
0.5%Property tax
$5,715Land / acre
39.8"Annual rain
2.7% of yrsSevere drought
82 miNearest metro
77People / sq mi
0.6%Federal land
53.2°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Morgan County, West Virginia

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

Morgan County is a strong bolthole (67/100). Its strengths: almost no federal land or extraction and decent rainfall (39.8″/yr). Watch-outs: middling conditions for growing food.

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

Land in Morgan County runs about $5,715 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Morgan County?

Morgan County gets about 39.8" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 2.7% of years.

How remote is Morgan County?

The nearest major metro is about 82 miles away, and population density is 77 people per square mile.

How Morgan compares in West Virginia

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