West Virginia · Off-grid & homestead potential
Gilmer County is a strong bolthole (80/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (48.1″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $121k).
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Gilmer County is a strong bolthole (80/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (48.1″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $121k).
Land in Gilmer County runs about $2,104 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Gilmer County gets about 48.1" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 2.6% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 112 miles away, and population density is 21.4 people per square mile.