Washington · Off-grid & homestead potential
Jefferson County is a marginal bolthole (42/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (110.6″/yr) with little drought and real distance from any metro (60 mi). The trade-offs: pricey real estate (typical home $605k) and poor cropland soil.
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Jefferson County is a marginal bolthole (42/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (110.6″/yr) with little drought and real distance from any metro (60 mi). Watch-outs: pricey real estate (typical home $605k) and poor cropland soil.
Land in Jefferson County runs about $13,294 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Jefferson County gets about 110.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 4.1% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 60 miles away, and population density is 18.7 people per square mile.