Ohio · Off-grid & homestead potential
Jefferson County is a solid bolthole (60/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (41.4″/yr) and cheap to buy into (typical home $131k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 41 mi from the nearest metro.
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Jefferson County is a solid bolthole (60/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (41.4″/yr) and cheap to buy into (typical home $131k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 41 mi from the nearest metro.
Land in Jefferson County runs about $5,780 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Jefferson County gets about 41.4" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 1.7% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 41 miles away, and population density is 156.9 people per square mile.