Maryland · Off-grid & homestead potential
Charles County is a solid bolthole (52/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (43.9″/yr) and almost no federal land or extraction. The trade-offs: 24 mi from the nearest metro and tighter state governance (29% Republican).
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Charles County is a solid bolthole (52/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (43.9″/yr) and almost no federal land or extraction. Watch-outs: 24 mi from the nearest metro and tighter state governance (29% Republican).
Land in Charles County runs about $7,951 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Charles County gets about 43.9" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 1.3% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 24 miles away, and population density is 375.6 people per square mile.