Virginia · Off-grid & homestead potential

Craig County

72BoltScore / 100
#25 of 133 in Virginia

Craig County is a strong bolthole (72/100). Its strengths are low natural-disaster risk and decent rainfall (44″/yr). The trade-offs: middling conditions for growing food.

How Craig County scores

Hazard Safety94
Freedom73
Food42
Isolation76
Sovereignty54
Water91
Affordability73
$238kTypical home
0.5%Property tax
$4,219Land / acre
44"Annual rain
1% of yrsSevere drought
97 miNearest metro
14.8People / sq mi
55.5%Federal land
53.2°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Craig County, Virginia

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

Craig County is a strong bolthole (72/100). Its strengths: low natural-disaster risk and decent rainfall (44″/yr). Watch-outs: middling conditions for growing food.

How much does land cost in Craig County, Virginia?

Land in Craig County runs about $4,219 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Craig County?

Craig County gets about 44" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 1% of years.

How remote is Craig County?

The nearest major metro is about 97 miles away, and population density is 14.8 people per square mile.

How Craig compares in Virginia

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