Virginia · Off-grid & homestead potential

Smyth County

67BoltScore / 100
#64 of 133 in Virginia

Smyth County is a strong bolthole (67/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (47.5″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $160k). The trade-offs: moderate natural-hazard risk and middling conditions for growing food.

How Smyth County scores

Hazard Safety42
Freedom72
Food42
Isolation68
Sovereignty62
Water96
Affordability83
$160kTypical home
0.6%Property tax
$3,971Land / acre
47.5"Annual rain
0.3% of yrsSevere drought
87 miNearest metro
64.7People / sq mi
29.9%Federal land
52.1°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Smyth County, Virginia

Is Smyth County a good place to live off-grid or homestead?

Smyth County is a strong bolthole (67/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (47.5″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $160k). Watch-outs: moderate natural-hazard risk and middling conditions for growing food.

How much does land cost in Smyth County, Virginia?

Land in Smyth County runs about $3,971 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Smyth County?

Smyth County gets about 47.5" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 0.3% of years.

How remote is Smyth County?

The nearest major metro is about 87 miles away, and population density is 64.7 people per square mile.

How Smyth compares in Virginia

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