New Jersey · Off-grid & homestead potential
Bergen County is a weak bolthole (36/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (48.1″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. The trade-offs: little isolation — a major metro is just 7 mi away and pricey real estate (typical home $786k).
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Bergen County is a weak bolthole (36/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (48.1″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. Watch-outs: little isolation — a major metro is just 7 mi away and pricey real estate (typical home $786k).
Land in Bergen County runs about $188,137 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Bergen County gets about 48.1" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 3.1% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 7 miles away, and population density is 4,114.2 people per square mile.