Massachusetts · Off-grid & homestead potential
Dukes County is a solid bolthole (53/100). Its strengths are almost no federal land or extraction and abundant rainfall (47.1″/yr) with little drought. The trade-offs: pricey real estate (typical home $1555k) and 26 mi from the nearest metro.
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Dukes County is a solid bolthole (53/100). Its strengths: almost no federal land or extraction and abundant rainfall (47.1″/yr) with little drought. Watch-outs: pricey real estate (typical home $1555k) and 26 mi from the nearest metro.
Land in Dukes County runs about $8,824 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Dukes County gets about 47.1" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 4% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 26 miles away, and population density is 201.7 people per square mile.