Virginia · Off-grid & homestead potential
Nelson County is a strong bolthole (66/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (46.6″/yr) with little drought and real distance from any metro (80 mi).
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Nelson County is a strong bolthole (66/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (46.6″/yr) with little drought and real distance from any metro (80 mi).
Land in Nelson County runs about $5,566 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Nelson County gets about 46.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 1.8% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 80 miles away, and population density is 31.2 people per square mile.