New York · Off-grid & homestead potential
Bronx County is a weak bolthole (38/100). Its strengths are almost no federal land or extraction and abundant rainfall (47″/yr) with little drought. The trade-offs: little isolation — a major metro is just 7 mi away and elevated natural-hazard exposure.
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Bronx County is a weak bolthole (38/100). Its strengths: almost no federal land or extraction and abundant rainfall (47″/yr) with little drought. Watch-outs: little isolation — a major metro is just 7 mi away and elevated natural-hazard exposure.
A typical home in Bronx County costs about $499k, based on the latest county data.
Bronx County gets about 47" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 2.3% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 7 miles away, and population density is 32,165.4 people per square mile.