West Virginia · Off-grid & homestead potential

Taylor County

72BoltScore / 100
#20 of 55 in West Virginia

Taylor County is a strong bolthole (72/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (47.6″/yr) with little drought and low extraction and seizure exposure. The trade-offs: middling conditions for growing food.

How Taylor County scores

Hazard Safety76
Freedom57
Food42
Isolation61
Sovereignty95
Water96
Affordability79
$190kTypical home
0.5%Property tax
$4,194Land / acre
47.6"Annual rain
1.9% of yrsSevere drought
76 miNearest metro
94.9People / sq mi
0.7%Federal land
52.5°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Taylor County, West Virginia

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

Taylor County is a strong bolthole (72/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (47.6″/yr) with little drought and low extraction and seizure exposure. Watch-outs: middling conditions for growing food.

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

Land in Taylor County runs about $4,194 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Taylor County?

Taylor County gets about 47.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 1.9% of years.

How remote is Taylor County?

The nearest major metro is about 76 miles away, and population density is 94.9 people per square mile.

How Taylor compares in West Virginia

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