West Virginia · Off-grid & homestead potential

Grant County

71BoltScore / 100
#23 of 55 in West Virginia

Grant County is a strong bolthole (71/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (41.4″/yr) and cheap to buy into (typical home $185k). The trade-offs: middling conditions for growing food.

How Grant County scores

Hazard Safety67
Freedom62
Food40
Isolation79
Sovereignty77
Water86
Affordability84
$185kTypical home
0.3%Property tax
$3,008Land / acre
41.4"Annual rain
3.2% of yrsSevere drought
104 miNearest metro
22.9People / sq mi
12.4%Federal land
50.9°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Grant County, West Virginia

Is Grant County a good place to live off-grid or homestead?

Grant County is a strong bolthole (71/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (41.4″/yr) and cheap to buy into (typical home $185k). Watch-outs: middling conditions for growing food.

How much does land cost in Grant County, West Virginia?

Land in Grant County runs about $3,008 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Grant County?

Grant County gets about 41.4" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 3.2% of years.

How remote is Grant County?

The nearest major metro is about 104 miles away, and population density is 22.9 people per square mile.

How Grant compares in West Virginia

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