Georgia · Off-grid & homestead potential
Pickens County is a solid bolthole (63/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (57.7″/yr) with little drought and strong economic & personal freedom (82% Republican). The trade-offs: pricey real estate (typical home $395k) and 40 mi from the nearest metro.
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Pickens County is a solid bolthole (63/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (57.7″/yr) with little drought and strong economic & personal freedom (82% Republican). Watch-outs: pricey real estate (typical home $395k) and 40 mi from the nearest metro.
Land in Pickens County runs about $9,671 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Pickens County gets about 57.7" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 9.6% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 40 miles away, and population density is 155 people per square mile.