Virginia · Off-grid & homestead potential
Southampton County is a strong bolthole (73/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (49″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction.
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Southampton County is a strong bolthole (73/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (49″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction.
Land in Southampton County runs about $3,618 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Southampton County gets about 49" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 1% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 25 miles away, and population density is 30 people per square mile.