North Carolina · Off-grid & homestead potential
Jones County is a strong bolthole (72/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (55.3″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $140k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.
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Jones County is a strong bolthole (72/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (55.3″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $140k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.
Land in Jones County runs about $3,602 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Jones County gets about 55.3" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 1.9% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 64 miles away, and population density is 19.9 people per square mile.