Virginia · Off-grid & homestead potential
Fairfax County is a marginal bolthole (42/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (43.2″/yr) and low extraction and seizure exposure. The trade-offs: pricey real estate (typical home $777k) and little isolation — a major metro is just 18 mi away.
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Fairfax County is a marginal bolthole (42/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (43.2″/yr) and low extraction and seizure exposure. Watch-outs: pricey real estate (typical home $777k) and little isolation — a major metro is just 18 mi away.
Land in Fairfax County runs about $17,494 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Fairfax County gets about 43.2" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 2.2% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 18 miles away, and population density is 2,920.2 people per square mile.