Rhode Island · Off-grid & homestead potential
Kent County is a marginal bolthole (44/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (49.8″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. The trade-offs: little isolation — a major metro is just 13 mi away and pricey real estate (typical home $443k).
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Kent County is a marginal bolthole (44/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (49.8″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. Watch-outs: little isolation — a major metro is just 13 mi away and pricey real estate (typical home $443k).
Land in Kent County runs about $14,822 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Kent County gets about 49.8" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 3.4% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 13 miles away, and population density is 1,016.1 people per square mile.