West Virginia · Off-grid & homestead potential

Brooke County

61BoltScore / 100
#51 of 55 in West Virginia

Brooke County is a solid bolthole (61/100). Its strengths are low extraction and seizure exposure and cheap to buy into (typical home $131k). The trade-offs: 33 mi from the nearest metro and middling conditions for growing food.

How Brooke County scores

Hazard Safety46
Freedom55
Food42
Isolation31
Sovereignty86
Water79
Affordability86
$131kTypical home
0.5%Property tax
$4,024Land / acre
41.7"Annual rain
1.6% of yrsSevere drought
33 miNearest metro
239.6People / sq mi
0%Federal land
51.8°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Brooke County, West Virginia

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

Brooke County is a solid bolthole (61/100). Its strengths: low extraction and seizure exposure and cheap to buy into (typical home $131k). Watch-outs: 33 mi from the nearest metro and middling conditions for growing food.

How much does land cost in Brooke County, West Virginia?

Land in Brooke County runs about $4,024 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Brooke County?

Brooke County gets about 41.7" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 1.6% of years.

How remote is Brooke County?

The nearest major metro is about 33 miles away, and population density is 239.6 people per square mile.

How Brooke compares in West Virginia

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