Delaware · Off-grid & homestead potential
Sussex County is a marginal bolthole (51/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (46.2″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and pricey real estate (typical home $490k).
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Sussex County is a marginal bolthole (51/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (46.2″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and pricey real estate (typical home $490k).
Land in Sussex County runs about $9,642 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Sussex County gets about 46.2" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 4% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 76 miles away, and population density is 281.5 people per square mile.