West Virginia · Off-grid & homestead potential
Preston County is a strong bolthole (70/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (51.5″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $144k). The trade-offs: middling conditions for growing food.
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Preston County is a strong bolthole (70/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (51.5″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $144k). Watch-outs: middling conditions for growing food.
Land in Preston County runs about $3,218 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Preston County gets about 51.5" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 1.9% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 70 miles away, and population density is 52.6 people per square mile.