North Carolina · Off-grid & homestead potential

Craven County

63BoltScore / 100
#44 of 100 in North Carolina

Craven County is a solid bolthole (63/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (55.1″/yr) with little drought and middling conditions for growing food. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Craven County scores

Hazard Safety6
Freedom61
Food74
Isolation57
Sovereignty71
Water99
Affordability74
$277kTypical home
0.7%Property tax
$3,063Land / acre
55.1"Annual rain
2.1% of yrsSevere drought
77 miNearest metro
144.9People / sq mi
17.7%Federal land
62.4°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Craven County, North Carolina

Is Craven County a good place to live off-grid or homestead?

Craven County is a solid bolthole (63/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (55.1″/yr) with little drought and middling conditions for growing food. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Craven County, North Carolina?

Land in Craven County runs about $3,063 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Craven County?

Craven County gets about 55.1" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 2.1% of years.

How remote is Craven County?

The nearest major metro is about 77 miles away, and population density is 144.9 people per square mile.

How Craven compares in North Carolina

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