South Carolina · Off-grid & homestead potential
Kershaw County is a solid bolthole (61/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (44″/yr) and cheap to buy into (typical home $259k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 27 mi from the nearest metro.
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Kershaw County is a solid bolthole (61/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (44″/yr) and cheap to buy into (typical home $259k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 27 mi from the nearest metro.
Land in Kershaw County runs about $3,888 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Kershaw County gets about 44" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 2.5% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 27 miles away, and population density is 96.2 people per square mile.