Louisiana · Off-grid & homestead potential
St. Mary County is a solid bolthole (62/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (60.7″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $117k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.
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St. Mary County is a solid bolthole (62/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (60.7″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $117k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.
Land in St. Mary County runs about $3,498 per acre, based on the latest county data.
St. Mary County gets about 60.7" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 8.9% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 55 miles away, and population density is 84.7 people per square mile.