Georgia · Off-grid & homestead potential
Barrow County is a solid bolthole (60/100). Its strengths are almost no federal land or extraction and decent rainfall (52.3″/yr). The trade-offs: 20 mi from the nearest metro and pricey real estate (typical home $352k).
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Barrow County is a solid bolthole (60/100). Its strengths: almost no federal land or extraction and decent rainfall (52.3″/yr). Watch-outs: 20 mi from the nearest metro and pricey real estate (typical home $352k).
Land in Barrow County runs about $10,026 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Barrow County gets about 52.3" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 12.8% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 20 miles away, and population density is 576.2 people per square mile.