South Carolina · Off-grid & homestead potential

Orangeburg County

63BoltScore / 100
#25 of 46 in South Carolina

Orangeburg County is a solid bolthole (63/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (47.9″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $164k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Orangeburg County scores

Hazard Safety12
Freedom46
Food67
Isolation48
Sovereignty84
Water93
Affordability86
$164kTypical home
0.7%Property tax
$3,291Land / acre
47.9"Annual rain
6.1% of yrsSevere drought
43 miNearest metro
74.9People / sq mi
1.1%Federal land
64.6°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Orangeburg County, South Carolina

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

Orangeburg County is a solid bolthole (63/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (47.9″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $164k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

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

Land in Orangeburg County runs about $3,291 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Orangeburg County?

Orangeburg County gets about 47.9" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 6.1% of years.

How remote is Orangeburg County?

The nearest major metro is about 43 miles away, and population density is 74.9 people per square mile.

How Orangeburg compares in South Carolina

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