Georgia · Off-grid & homestead potential
Effingham County is a strong bolthole (65/100). Its strengths are almost no federal land or extraction and abundant rainfall (48.2″/yr) with little drought. The trade-offs: 25 mi from the nearest metro and moderate natural-hazard risk.
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Effingham County is a strong bolthole (65/100). Its strengths: almost no federal land or extraction and abundant rainfall (48.2″/yr) with little drought. Watch-outs: 25 mi from the nearest metro and moderate natural-hazard risk.
Land in Effingham County runs about $4,398 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Effingham County gets about 48.2" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 11.3% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 25 miles away, and population density is 149.4 people per square mile.