South Carolina · Off-grid & homestead potential

Colleton County

61BoltScore / 100
#29 of 46 in South Carolina

Colleton County is a solid bolthole (61/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (49″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Colleton County scores

Hazard Safety14
Freedom55
Food64
Isolation48
Sovereignty76
Water94
Affordability73
$257kTypical home
0.6%Property tax
$3,789Land / acre
49"Annual rain
8.1% of yrsSevere drought
35 miNearest metro
36.8People / sq mi
0.3%Federal land
65.4°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Colleton County, South Carolina

Is Colleton County a good place to live off-grid or homestead?

Colleton County is a solid bolthole (61/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (49″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Colleton County, South Carolina?

Land in Colleton County runs about $3,789 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Colleton County?

Colleton County gets about 49" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 8.1% of years.

How remote is Colleton County?

The nearest major metro is about 35 miles away, and population density is 36.8 people per square mile.

How Colleton compares in South Carolina

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