Washington · Off-grid & homestead potential
Pierce County is a weak bolthole (33/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (65.4″/yr) with little drought and low extraction and seizure exposure. The trade-offs: pricey real estate (typical home $574k) and elevated natural-hazard exposure.
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Pierce County is a weak bolthole (33/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (65.4″/yr) with little drought and low extraction and seizure exposure. Watch-outs: pricey real estate (typical home $574k) and elevated natural-hazard exposure.
Land in Pierce County runs about $28,343 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Pierce County gets about 65.4" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 4.5% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 24 miles away, and population density is 556.8 people per square mile.