North Carolina · Off-grid & homestead potential
Moore County is a solid bolthole (55/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (46.3″/yr) with little drought and middling conditions for growing food. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 31 mi from the nearest metro.
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Moore County is a solid bolthole (55/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (46.3″/yr) with little drought and middling conditions for growing food. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 31 mi from the nearest metro.
Land in Moore County runs about $5,542 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Moore County gets about 46.3" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 1.7% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 31 miles away, and population density is 153.2 people per square mile.