West Virginia · Off-grid & homestead potential
Mingo County is a strong bolthole (73/100). Its strengths are cheap to buy into (typical home $80k) and abundant rainfall (48.7″/yr) with little drought. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.
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Mingo County is a strong bolthole (73/100). Its strengths: cheap to buy into (typical home $80k) and abundant rainfall (48.7″/yr) with little drought. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.
Land in Mingo County runs about $1,361 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Mingo County gets about 48.7" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 0.4% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 125 miles away, and population density is 52 people per square mile.