Virginia · Off-grid & homestead potential
Hanover County is a solid bolthole (56/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (45.8″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. The trade-offs: little isolation — a major metro is just 16 mi away and pricey real estate (typical home $460k).
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Hanover County is a solid bolthole (56/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (45.8″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. Watch-outs: little isolation — a major metro is just 16 mi away and pricey real estate (typical home $460k).
Land in Hanover County runs about $6,759 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Hanover County gets about 45.8" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 1.2% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 16 miles away, and population density is 244.1 people per square mile.