Florida · Off-grid & homestead potential

Osceola County

59BoltScore / 100
#36 of 67 in Florida

Osceola County is a solid bolthole (59/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (51.5″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 28 mi from the nearest metro.

How Osceola County scores

Hazard Safety8
Freedom77
Food56
Isolation21
Sovereignty92
Water97
Affordability58
$363kTypical home
0.8%Property tax
$4,578Land / acre
51.5"Annual rain
4.6% of yrsSevere drought
28 miNearest metro
329.8People / sq mi
0.7%Federal land
73.1°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Osceola County, Florida

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

Osceola County is a solid bolthole (59/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (51.5″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 28 mi from the nearest metro.

How much does land cost in Osceola County, Florida?

Land in Osceola County runs about $4,578 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Osceola County?

Osceola County gets about 51.5" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 4.6% of years.

How remote is Osceola County?

The nearest major metro is about 28 miles away, and population density is 329.8 people per square mile.

How Osceola compares in Florida

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