Massachusetts · Off-grid & homestead potential
Norfolk County is a weak bolthole (36/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (49.7″/yr) with little drought and low extraction and seizure exposure. The trade-offs: little isolation — a major metro is just 11 mi away and pricey real estate (typical home $783k).
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Norfolk County is a weak bolthole (36/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (49.7″/yr) with little drought and low extraction and seizure exposure. Watch-outs: little isolation — a major metro is just 11 mi away and pricey real estate (typical home $783k).
Land in Norfolk County runs about $20,134 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Norfolk County gets about 49.7" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 6.3% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 11 miles away, and population density is 1,836.6 people per square mile.