West Virginia · Off-grid & homestead potential

Monongalia County

55BoltScore / 100
#54 of 55 in West Virginia

Monongalia County is a solid bolthole (55/100). Its strengths are low extraction and seizure exposure and abundant rainfall (46.2″/yr) with little drought. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and real distance from any metro (62 mi).

How Monongalia County scores

Hazard Safety28
Freedom47
Food42
Isolation38
Sovereignty84
Water83
Affordability63
$267kTypical home
0.5%Property tax
$5,944Land / acre
46.2"Annual rain
1.9% of yrsSevere drought
62 miNearest metro
299.1People / sq mi
0%Federal land
52°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Monongalia County, West Virginia

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

Monongalia County is a solid bolthole (55/100). Its strengths: low extraction and seizure exposure and abundant rainfall (46.2″/yr) with little drought. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and real distance from any metro (62 mi).

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

Land in Monongalia County runs about $5,944 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Monongalia County?

Monongalia County gets about 46.2" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 1.9% of years.

How remote is Monongalia County?

The nearest major metro is about 62 miles away, and population density is 299.1 people per square mile.

How Monongalia compares in West Virginia

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