West Virginia · Off-grid & homestead potential

Summers County

73BoltScore / 100
#17 of 55 in West Virginia

Summers County is a strong bolthole (73/100). Its strengths are low extraction and seizure exposure and decent rainfall (42″/yr).

How Summers County scores

Hazard Safety60
Freedom56
Food43
Isolation82
Sovereignty94
Water89
Affordability88
$162kTypical home
0.3%Property tax
$2,702Land / acre
42"Annual rain
1% of yrsSevere drought
113 miNearest metro
32.1People / sq mi
11.1%Federal land
53°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Summers County, West Virginia

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

Summers County is a strong bolthole (73/100). Its strengths: low extraction and seizure exposure and decent rainfall (42″/yr).

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

Land in Summers County runs about $2,702 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Summers County?

Summers County gets about 42" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 1% of years.

How remote is Summers County?

The nearest major metro is about 113 miles away, and population density is 32.1 people per square mile.

How Summers compares in West Virginia

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