Virginia · Off-grid & homestead potential
Virginia Beach County is a solid bolthole (55/100). Its strengths are almost no federal land or extraction and abundant rainfall (48″/yr) with little drought. The trade-offs: little isolation — a major metro is just 3 mi away and pricey real estate (typical home $430k).
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Virginia Beach County is a solid bolthole (55/100). Its strengths: almost no federal land or extraction and abundant rainfall (48″/yr) with little drought. Watch-outs: little isolation — a major metro is just 3 mi away and pricey real estate (typical home $430k).
Land in Virginia Beach County runs about $8,304 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Virginia Beach County gets about 48" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 0.6% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 3 miles away, and population density is 1,853.7 people per square mile.