Virginia · Off-grid & homestead potential

Bath County

74BoltScore / 100
#13 of 133 in Virginia

Bath County is a strong bolthole (74/100). Its strengths are low natural-disaster risk and decent rainfall (44.5″/yr). The trade-offs: middling conditions for growing food.

How Bath County scores

Hazard Safety95
Freedom70
Food36
Isolation90
Sovereignty63
Water93
Affordability74
$228kTypical home
0.4%Property tax
$4,314Land / acre
44.5"Annual rain
1.7% of yrsSevere drought
128 miNearest metro
7.7People / sq mi
51.4%Federal land
52.3°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Bath County, Virginia

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

Bath County is a strong bolthole (74/100). Its strengths: low natural-disaster risk and decent rainfall (44.5″/yr). Watch-outs: middling conditions for growing food.

How much does land cost in Bath County, Virginia?

Land in Bath County runs about $4,314 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Bath County?

Bath County gets about 44.5" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 1.7% of years.

How remote is Bath County?

The nearest major metro is about 128 miles away, and population density is 7.7 people per square mile.

How Bath compares in Virginia

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