If the recent regime change of the past few months has got you thinking like never before about moving away from the growing conflagration people once called the United States, then you’re not alone. Before Donald Trump was even elected, one poll showed that almost 30 percent of Americans would seriously consider moving to another country if the Donald brought home the win. Of course, what’s the point in running away from a Trump administration when it’s kind of obvious that the entire planet is about to take a big, bad hit over the next four years? No, the best way to insure that you’re fully insulated from the coming calamity is to take up residence on an island of your own. Ridiculous pipe dream, you say? Not at all; there are tons of private islands that are extremely affordable. You can worry about food shipments, potable water, internet, building a home, having indoor plumbing, etc. at another time. That’ll all fall into place later. What’s important right now is making sure that you’re far, far away from here when the stuff hits the spinning blades. If you want to do it right, here are some fully insulated private islands you can purchase for a shockingly low sticker price, as well as a few it’ll be fun to dream about.
1. For $177,000 You Can Get Pearl Island, Which Comes With a Two Bedroom Cottage, Wood Stoves, and Internet Access
2. It’s Hard to Beat the Visual Splendor Of Motu Matatahi, an Island in French Polynesia that You Can Own for Just $245,000
3. Canada’s Echo Island Is a Mere $125,000 and it Even Includes a Cabin Already Built
4. Lake Nipissing Island Has a Three-Bedroom Home That You CanGet For Just $166,000 and Change
5. If You Can Scrape Together $16 Million, You Can Have Foot’s Cay, a 20-Acre Island in the Bahamas; It’s Perfect for Sailors and Deep Sea Fisherman, Two Pasttimes That — Let’s Face it — You Probably Already Do If You Can Afford a $16 Million Price Tag
6. Okay, It’s Technically in America (Florida, In Fact), But 40-Acre Hangover Island Is a Steal at a Clean 200G’s and You’re Still Pretty Well Insulated From the Stupidity on the Mainland
7. Inishbigger Island is Located in Ireland and Costs a Mere $80,000; Perhaps the Coolest Bit Is that the Island Is Actually Fordable at Low Tide, Which Makes it Accessible Without a Boat
8. In Spite of the Fact that it’s Literally in the Middle of the Ocean, Motu Roa is Just a 20-Minute Boat Ride To French Polynesia … Also, It’s Almost $6.7 Million
9. Don’t Let the Name of Belize’s Cockroach Bay Turn You Off. This $199,000 Island Is Ten Undeveloped Acres of Fishing and Diving Paradise
10. In Spite of It’s Silly Name, Nengo Nengo Is a Gorgeous (and Massive) Private Island that’s 8 Miles Long. Of Course, the Price Tag Matches the Size; Nengo Nengo is $52 Million
11. The Good People Selling Deer Bay Island in Canada Are Basically Just Giving it Away For $151,000 … Also They Specifically Point Out that Underwater Construction Is Totally Allowed (Just a Note to All Those Budding Super Villains Out There)
12. Canada’s Hollpoint Island Is Covered With Picturesque Beaches That Give Way to Sprawling Pine Forests and All For Just $49,600
13. This Snaking Canadian Island Is Calling Out to Immigrants; After All, it IS Called American Island and It Can Be Yours For a Reasonable $133,000
14. For Those People With Oodles Of Excess Cash, There’s Pumpkin Key in the Florida Keys Which — While Astoundingly Beautiful — Is Also a Reputed $95,000,000
15. Industrious Home Owners Can Make a Real Go of Canada’s Tidmarsh Island Which Is Only $114,000; The Electricity Is Already Set Up, You Just Have to Build the Home
16. For Those People Looking to Escape Civilization But Not the Grocery Store, There’s Forbes Island in Canada Which Goes For About $60,000; It’s Private, But Still Close to Civilization
17. Mexico’s Isla Esmerelda Is Just a Three-and-a-Half Hour Drive From the Texas Border … Of Course, Only Half Of It Is For Sale, Which Seems Like a Huge Gamble to Take in the Private Island Game
18. Just Three Miles North of Coopers Town in the Bahamas, Powell Cay is 294 Acres and Crawling With an Incredible Variety of Local Wildlife, and All for Just $7.8 Million
19. Krotterroy Island in Norway Is About $91,000
20. Canada’s 2-Acre Long Little Island Already Has Some Fisherman Shacks From Two Centuries Ago, So It’s Practically Move-In Ready
21. For $170,000 You Can Own a Little Slice of Ireland; Mannion Island Is 4 Acres and Has a Natural Spring and Good Farm Land
