Pennsylvania · Off-grid & homestead potential
Westmoreland County is a marginal bolthole (51/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (45.7″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $209k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 32 mi from the nearest metro.
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Westmoreland County is a marginal bolthole (51/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (45.7″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $209k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 32 mi from the nearest metro.
Land in Westmoreland County runs about $6,940 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Westmoreland County gets about 45.7" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 1.3% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 32 miles away, and population density is 341.7 people per square mile.