Louisiana · Off-grid & homestead potential
Calcasieu County is a solid bolthole (59/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (61.2″/yr) and cheap to buy into (typical home $201k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and real distance from any metro (49 mi).
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Calcasieu County is a solid bolthole (59/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (61.2″/yr) and cheap to buy into (typical home $201k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and real distance from any metro (49 mi).
Land in Calcasieu County runs about $3,891 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Calcasieu County gets about 61.2" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 15.8% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 49 miles away, and population density is 191.5 people per square mile.