North Carolina · Off-grid & homestead potential

Sampson County

63BoltScore / 100
#43 of 100 in North Carolina

Sampson County is a solid bolthole (63/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (50.5″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $154k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Sampson County scores

Hazard Safety10
Freedom62
Food73
Isolation46
Sovereignty76
Water98
Affordability79
$154kTypical home
0.8%Property tax
$5,166Land / acre
50.5"Annual rain
3.3% of yrsSevere drought
35 miNearest metro
63People / sq mi
0%Federal land
61.8°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Sampson County, North Carolina

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

Sampson County is a solid bolthole (63/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (50.5″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $154k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

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

Land in Sampson County runs about $5,166 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Sampson County?

Sampson County gets about 50.5" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 3.3% of years.

How remote is Sampson County?

The nearest major metro is about 35 miles away, and population density is 63 people per square mile.

How Sampson compares in North Carolina

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