North Carolina · Off-grid & homestead potential

Duplin County

64BoltScore / 100
#41 of 100 in North Carolina

Duplin County is a solid bolthole (64/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (53.8″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Duplin County scores

Hazard Safety11
Freedom62
Food72
Isolation53
Sovereignty80
Water98
Affordability72
$193kTypical home
0.7%Property tax
$5,713Land / acre
53.8"Annual rain
3.5% of yrsSevere drought
52 miNearest metro
60.8People / sq mi
0%Federal land
61.8°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Duplin County, North Carolina

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

Duplin County is a solid bolthole (64/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (53.8″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

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

Land in Duplin County runs about $5,713 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Duplin County?

Duplin County gets about 53.8" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 3.5% of years.

How remote is Duplin County?

The nearest major metro is about 52 miles away, and population density is 60.8 people per square mile.

How Duplin compares in North Carolina

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