West Virginia · Off-grid & homestead potential

Pleasants County

74BoltScore / 100
#12 of 55 in West Virginia

Pleasants County is a strong bolthole (74/100). Its strengths are low extraction and seizure exposure and cheap to buy into (typical home $166k).

How Pleasants County scores

Hazard Safety80
Freedom58
Food44
Isolation73
Sovereignty97
Water81
Affordability86
$166kTypical home
0.6%Property tax
$3,209Land / acre
46.1"Annual rain
2% of yrsSevere drought
97 miNearest metro
57.1People / sq mi
0.9%Federal land
53.4°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Pleasants County, West Virginia

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

Pleasants County is a strong bolthole (74/100). Its strengths: low extraction and seizure exposure and cheap to buy into (typical home $166k).

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

Land in Pleasants County runs about $3,209 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Pleasants County?

Pleasants County gets about 46.1" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 2% of years.

How remote is Pleasants County?

The nearest major metro is about 97 miles away, and population density is 57.1 people per square mile.

How Pleasants compares in West Virginia

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