South Carolina · Off-grid & homestead potential
Marion County is a strong bolthole (68/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (49.2″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $146k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.
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Marion County is a strong bolthole (68/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (49.2″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $146k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.
Land in Marion County runs about $2,868 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Marion County gets about 49.2" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 1.8% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 78 miles away, and population density is 58.3 people per square mile.