West Virginia · Off-grid & homestead potential

Putnam County

68BoltScore / 100
#37 of 55 in West Virginia

Putnam County is a strong bolthole (68/100). Its strengths are low extraction and seizure exposure and decent rainfall (44.2″/yr). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Putnam County scores

Hazard Safety26
Freedom55
Food56
Isolation74
Sovereignty96
Water91
Affordability76
$250kTypical home
0.6%Property tax
$3,285Land / acre
44.2"Annual rain
2.1% of yrsSevere drought
120 miNearest metro
164.8People / sq mi
0.2%Federal land
55.5°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Putnam County, West Virginia

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

Putnam County is a strong bolthole (68/100). Its strengths: low extraction and seizure exposure and decent rainfall (44.2″/yr). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

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

Land in Putnam County runs about $3,285 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Putnam County?

Putnam County gets about 44.2" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 2.1% of years.

How remote is Putnam County?

The nearest major metro is about 120 miles away, and population density is 164.8 people per square mile.

How Putnam compares in West Virginia

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