South Carolina · Off-grid & homestead potential
Orangeburg County is a solid bolthole (63/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (47.9″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $164k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.
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Orangeburg County is a solid bolthole (63/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (47.9″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $164k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.
Land in Orangeburg County runs about $3,291 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Orangeburg County gets about 47.9" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 6.1% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 43 miles away, and population density is 74.9 people per square mile.