Rhode Island · Off-grid & homestead potential
Washington County is a marginal bolthole (43/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (47.4″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. The trade-offs: pricey real estate (typical home $686k) and 22 mi from the nearest metro.
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Washington County is a marginal bolthole (43/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (47.4″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. Watch-outs: pricey real estate (typical home $686k) and 22 mi from the nearest metro.
Land in Washington County runs about $24,586 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Washington County gets about 47.4" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 3.8% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 22 miles away, and population density is 394.7 people per square mile.