New York · Off-grid & homestead potential
Delaware County is a solid bolthole (55/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (47″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $249k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and middling conditions for growing food.
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Delaware County is a solid bolthole (55/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (47″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $249k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and middling conditions for growing food.
Land in Delaware County runs about $3,035 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Delaware County gets about 47" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 0.1% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 68 miles away, and population density is 30.8 people per square mile.