Connecticut · Off-grid & homestead potential
Litchfield County is a marginal bolthole (44/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (49.8″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. The trade-offs: pricey real estate (typical home $425k) and little isolation — a major metro is just 18 mi away.
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Litchfield County is a marginal bolthole (44/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (49.8″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. Watch-outs: pricey real estate (typical home $425k) and little isolation — a major metro is just 18 mi away.
Land in Litchfield County runs about $14,512 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Litchfield County gets about 49.8" of rain a year.
The nearest major metro is about 18 miles away.