New Jersey · Off-grid & homestead potential
Somerset County is a weak bolthole (38/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (49″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. The trade-offs: pricey real estate (typical home $667k) and 25 mi from the nearest metro.
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Somerset County is a weak bolthole (38/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (49″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. Watch-outs: pricey real estate (typical home $667k) and 25 mi from the nearest metro.
Land in Somerset County runs about $21,660 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Somerset County gets about 49" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 3.2% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 25 miles away, and population density is 1,155.6 people per square mile.