Rhode Island · Off-grid & homestead potential
Bristol County is a marginal bolthole (49/100). Its strengths are almost no federal land or extraction and abundant rainfall (48.7″/yr) with little drought. The trade-offs: little isolation — a major metro is just 10 mi away and pricey real estate (typical home $654k).
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Bristol County is a marginal bolthole (49/100). Its strengths: almost no federal land or extraction and abundant rainfall (48.7″/yr) with little drought. Watch-outs: little isolation — a major metro is just 10 mi away and pricey real estate (typical home $654k).
Land in Bristol County runs about $49,530 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Bristol County gets about 48.7" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 4.1% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 10 miles away, and population density is 2,082.5 people per square mile.