Virginia · Off-grid & homestead potential
Arlington County is a marginal bolthole (46/100). Its strengths are low extraction and seizure exposure and decent rainfall (44.4″/yr). The trade-offs: little isolation — a major metro is just 5 mi away and pricey real estate (typical home $826k).
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Arlington County is a marginal bolthole (46/100). Its strengths: low extraction and seizure exposure and decent rainfall (44.4″/yr). Watch-outs: little isolation — a major metro is just 5 mi away and pricey real estate (typical home $826k).
Land in Arlington County runs about $150,000 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Arlington County gets about 44.4" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 1.7% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 5 miles away, and population density is 9,007.1 people per square mile.