New York · Off-grid & homestead potential
St. Lawrence County is a solid bolthole (58/100). Its strengths are cheap to buy into (typical home $145k) and decent rainfall (41.1″/yr). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and a short, cold growing season (43.9°F avg).
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St. Lawrence County is a solid bolthole (58/100). Its strengths: cheap to buy into (typical home $145k) and decent rainfall (41.1″/yr). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and a short, cold growing season (43.9°F avg).
Land in St. Lawrence County runs about $2,386 per acre, based on the latest county data.
St. Lawrence County gets about 41.1" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 0.3% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 118 miles away, and population density is 39.9 people per square mile.