New Jersey · Off-grid & homestead potential
Passaic County is a weak bolthole (35/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (48.6″/yr) with little drought and low extraction and seizure exposure. The trade-offs: little isolation — a major metro is just 9 mi away and pricey real estate (typical home $599k).
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Passaic County is a weak bolthole (35/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (48.6″/yr) with little drought and low extraction and seizure exposure. Watch-outs: little isolation — a major metro is just 9 mi away and pricey real estate (typical home $599k).
Land in Passaic County runs about $43,712 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Passaic County gets about 48.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 3.2% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 9 miles away, and population density is 2,760 people per square mile.