West Virginia · Off-grid & homestead potential
Ritchie County is a strong bolthole (79/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (47.5″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $118k).
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Ritchie County is a strong bolthole (79/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (47.5″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $118k).
Land in Ritchie County runs about $2,306 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Ritchie County gets about 47.5" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 2.5% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 102 miles away, and population density is 18.1 people per square mile.