Florida · Off-grid & homestead potential
Sumter County is a solid bolthole (57/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (50.8″/yr) with little drought and strong economic & personal freedom (68% Republican). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 40 mi from the nearest metro.
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Sumter County is a solid bolthole (57/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (50.8″/yr) with little drought and strong economic & personal freedom (68% Republican). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 40 mi from the nearest metro.
Land in Sumter County runs about $9,390 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Sumter County gets about 50.8" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 4.1% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 40 miles away, and population density is 272 people per square mile.