North Carolina · Off-grid & homestead potential

Bertie County

70BoltScore / 100
#12 of 100 in North Carolina

Bertie County is a strong bolthole (70/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (50.6″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $67k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Bertie County scores

Hazard Safety34
Freedom53
Food78
Isolation55
Sovereignty80
Water99
Affordability88
$67kTypical home
0.8%Property tax
$4,072Land / acre
50.6"Annual rain
1.5% of yrsSevere drought
50 miNearest metro
24.2People / sq mi
4.9%Federal land
60.5°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Bertie County, North Carolina

Is Bertie County a good place to live off-grid or homestead?

Bertie County is a strong bolthole (70/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (50.6″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $67k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Bertie County, North Carolina?

Land in Bertie County runs about $4,072 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Bertie County?

Bertie County gets about 50.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 1.5% of years.

How remote is Bertie County?

The nearest major metro is about 50 miles away, and population density is 24.2 people per square mile.

How Bertie compares in North Carolina

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