Virginia · Off-grid & homestead potential
Petersburg County is a strong bolthole (66/100). Its strengths are almost no federal land or extraction and abundant rainfall (47.5″/yr) with little drought. The trade-offs: 23 mi from the nearest metro.
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Petersburg County is a strong bolthole (66/100). Its strengths: almost no federal land or extraction and abundant rainfall (47.5″/yr) with little drought. Watch-outs: 23 mi from the nearest metro.
A typical home in Petersburg County costs about $201k, based on the latest county data.
Petersburg County gets about 47.5" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 1.1% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 23 miles away, and population density is 1,466 people per square mile.