Washington · Off-grid & homestead potential
Thurston County is a weak bolthole (37/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (50.9″/yr) with little drought and low extraction and seizure exposure. The trade-offs: pricey real estate (typical home $534k) and elevated natural-hazard exposure.
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Thurston County is a weak bolthole (37/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (50.9″/yr) with little drought and low extraction and seizure exposure. Watch-outs: pricey real estate (typical home $534k) and elevated natural-hazard exposure.
Land in Thurston County runs about $17,717 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Thurston County gets about 50.9" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 4.9% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 28 miles away, and population density is 413.8 people per square mile.